| Mr | Hossein | Kiani | Amirkabir University of Technology | Iran | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | WeonJae | Kim | Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Markku | Kinnunen | Aalto University | Finland | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Reiko | Kiyonami | Thermo Fisher Scientific | United States | Best Industrial Research Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Nabe | Konate | The University of Oklahoma | United States | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Taiba | Kouser | King Fahd University of Petrolium and Minerals Dhahran | Saudi Arabia | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Petr | Kozubek | Charles University / Enacon s.r.o. | Czech Republic | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Karol | Kyzioł | AGH University of Krakow | Poland | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Jiyoung | Lee | Ajou University | South Korea | Young Scientist Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Yang | Li | Chongqing University | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |