| Dr | Anastasia | Kitsantas | George Mason University | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Efrain | Noa Yarasca | Texas A&M Agrilife | United States | Excellence in Research |
| 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 |
| Mr | Nischal | Oli | University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras campus | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Merlin | Butler | University of Kansas Medical Center | United States | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | David | Dean | The Ohio State University | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Ahsan | Jamil | New Mexico State University | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Clement | Yedjou | Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Mohammed | Aljamal | University of Bridgeport | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Vishwanath | Venketaraman | Western University of Health Sciences | United States | Best Researcher Award |