| Mr | Petr | Kozubek | Charles University / Enacon s.r.o. | Czech Republic | Research Excellence 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 |
| Mr | Markku | Kinnunen | Aalto University | Finland | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof | Dieqing | Zhang | Shanghai Normal University | China | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Peng | Du | Liaoning Academy of Materials | China | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Oluwaseun | Duntoye | Seoul National University of Science and Technology | South Korea | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Chunxu | Qin | Inner Mongolia University of Technology | China | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Denis | Nsubuga | Makerere University | Uganda | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Andrey | Filonov | Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms of Russian Academy of Sciences | Russia | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |