| Dr | byung-Hyuns | Shin | Pohang Institute of Materials Industry Advancement | South Korea | Engineering | Material science and engineering, Surface coating | Best Paper Award | environmentalscientists.org |
| Prof | Min-Woo | Kim | Department of Semiconductor Engineering, Myongji University | South Korea | Engineering | Semiconductor Materials, Devices, and Advanced Packaging Technology | Research Excellence Award | environmentalscientists.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Sung-Yeon | Cho | Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic Univ. of Korea | South Korea | Medicine and Health Sciences | Infectious Diseases | Research Excellence Award | environmentalscientists.org |
| Prof. Dr | Young-Yul | Kim | Catholic University of Korea | South Korea | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Nucleus pulposus | Best Researcher Award | environmentalscientists.org |
| Mr | InSoo | Kang | nepes | South Korea | Others | Microelectronics | Best Scholar Award | environmentalscientists.org |
| Prof | Moonjung | Kim | Kongju National University | South Korea | Engineering | Semiconductor | Research Excellence Award | environmentalscientists.org |
| Prof | Sangwook | Park | Sangji University | South Korea | Genetics and Genomics | Clinical Genetics | Innovative Research Award | environmentalscientists.org |
| Dr | Saumitra Kumar | Misra | University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban-4000, South Africa | South Africa | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Geochemistry | Excellence in Innovation | environmentalscientists.org |
| Dr | Oluwatoyin Joseph | Gbadeyan | Durban University of Technology, South Africa | South Africa | Environmental and Sustainable Materials | Waste valorization and Bioeconomic | Best Researcher Award | environmentalscientists.org |
| Mr | Jacob | Adedeji | Durban University of Technology, | South Africa | Engineering | Transportation Engineering | Best Researcher Award | environmentalscientists.org |
| Dr | Nkabeng | Maruping-Mzileni | South African National Parks | South Africa | Ecology and Conservation | Conservation Management | Women Researcher Award | environmentalscientists.org |
| Prof | NIRMALA | DEENADAYALU | DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY | South Africa | Environmental and Sustainable Materials | BIOCOMPOSITES | Best Researcher Award | environmentalscientists.org |
| Dr | Ntelekwane | Khasapane | Central University of Technology | South Africa | Others | Microbiology | Best Researcher Award | environmentalscientists.org |
| Mr | Zimasa | Macingwane | World Maritime University in Sweden | South Africa | Business, Management and Accounting | Logistics | Best Researcher Award | environmentalscientists.org |
| Dr | Collin | chikwira | University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Finance | Best Researcher Award | environmentalscientists.org |
| Prof | Michael | Rudolph | Centre for Ecological Intelligence University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Climate Change | Excellence in Research | environmentalscientists.org |
| Dr | Idan | Chiyanzu | Agricultural Research Council | South Africa | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Biogas production | Best Researcher Award | environmentalscientists.org |
| Dr | Nontobeko | Mvubu | University of KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Medical Microbiology | Best Researcher Award | environmentalscientists.org |
| Dr | Muneer | Hassan | University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Accountancy | Best Researcher Award | environmentalscientists.org |
| Dr | Major | Mabuza | University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Chemical Engineering | Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage | Young Researcher Award | environmentalscientists.org |