| Prof | Sung Ho | Song | Kongju National University | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Dr | Yongku | Kang | Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology | South Korea | Research Excellence Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof | Jae-Young | Her | Mokpo National University | South Korea | Research Excellence Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof. Dr | Gyung Whan | Kim | Yonsei Medical School, Severance Hospitial | South Korea | Healthcare Materials Recognition | materialscientists.com |
| Dr | Shin Young | Park | Yonsei University College of Medicine | South Korea | Research Excellence Award | materialscientists.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | BYOUNGLOK | JANG | INHA Manufacturing Innovation School (graduate school) / INHA University | South Korea | Research Excellence Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof | Hyung-Ryong | Kim | Jeonbuk National University | South Korea | Research Excellence Award | materialscientists.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | In Young | Park | Chungnam National University | South Korea | Research Excellence Award | materialscientists.com |
| Dr | Jin-Sung | Huh | Plant Biological Rhythm Research Center, Gyeongsang National University | South Korea | Research Excellence Award | materialscientists.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Talluri | Teressa | Kwangju Women's University | South Korea | Excellence in Research Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof. Dr | Hwa-Jin | Park | Inje University, Korea | South Korea | Research Excellence Award | materialscientists.com |
| Dr | Min-Kyu | Park | NGS Core facility at Kyungpook National University | South Korea | Research Excellence Award | materialscientists.com |
| Ms | Vuyolwethu | Tokoyi | Durban University of Technology | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Dr | Phodie Musa | Kamara | Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA) | Sierra Leone | Excellence in Research Award | materialscientists.com |
| Dr | Marija | Milijic | University of Nis, The Faculty of Electronic Engineering | Serbia | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof. Dr | Ahmed | Bhran | Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University | Saudi Arabia | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Mr | Zhaoheng | Ling | KAUST | Saudi Arabia | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Mohamed | Rahamathulla | College of Pharmacy, KIng Khalid University | Saudi Arabia | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Naveed | Ahmed | University of Tabuk | Saudi Arabia | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof. Dr | Adel | Alshammari | University of Hafr Albatin | Saudi Arabia | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |