| Mr | DAE HYEOP | YOON | Chungbuk National University (CBNU) | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof. Dr | Byoung-Suhk | Kim | Department of Organic Materials and Textile Engineering/Jeonbuk National University | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Mr | YoungSoo | Cho | Kyunghee University | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| 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 |
| Prof. Dr | Alessio | Silvello | Universitat de Barcelona | Spain | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Olga | Fernández-García | Universitat de València | Spain | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof. Dr | Andrea | Bernardos | Universitat Politècnica de València | Spain | Women Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Dr | Agustín | Romero Vargas | Universidad de Cádiz | Spain | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof | Carmen | Llena | University of Valencia | Spain | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |