| Dr | Frank | Bove | ATSDR/CDC | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Chunhui | Li | lawrence berkeley national laboratory | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Soumeya | Belabbas | University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Britta | Hale | NPS | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Anastasia | Kitsantas | George Mason University | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kalidas | Mainali | Eastern regional research center, Wyndmoor, PA, USA | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Man Hin Eve | Chan | Technological And Higher Education Institute Of Hong Kong (Thei) | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yi-Nan | Zhang | Scripps Research | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | BOLANLE | BABALOLA | UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN | Canada | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Jaime | Gallardo-Alvarado | National Technological Institute of Mexico, Celaya Campus | Mexico | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zichao | Li | Canoakbit Alliance Inc. | Canada | Best Innovation Award |
| Dr | Wander | Borges | Agronomic Institute - IAC | Brazil | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Evandro | Teixeira | University of Brasilia | Brazil | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Raymundo | Munoz | Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua | Mexico | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Clement | Yedjou | Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Pedro | Reyes_Norambuena | Universidad Católica del Norte | Chile | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Aniket Kumar | Singh | Ultium Cells | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Pratik | Thantharate | Paycor | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | MohammadSadeq | Mottaqi | City University of New York | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Efrain | Noa Yarasca | Texas A&M Agrilife | United States | Excellence in Research |