| Dr | Masumeh Sadat | Shahidi Rizi | Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani University, Isfahan, Iran | Iran | Best Industrial Research Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Masoud | Agabalaye-Rahvar | University of Tabriz | Iran | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Yatish | K V | Navkis College of Engineering | India | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Jiale | Pu | China University of Petroleum(Beijing)) | China | Excellence in Research Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Taraneh | Jafari Behbahani | Research Institute of Petroleum Industry | Iran | Women Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Niroj Kumar | Mohalik | CSIR-CIMFR Dhanbad | India | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Jinfa | Zhang | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | China | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Quoc Thang | Nguyen | Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and National Taiwan University | Taiwan | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Hem Bahadur | Motra | University of Kiel | Germany | Excellence in Research Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Philippe | Onguene Mvogo | The University of Ngaoundere/School of Chemical Engineering and Mineral Industries | Cameroon | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |