| Assist. Prof. Dr | Xiangnan | Liu | Hunan University of Science and Technology | China | Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics | Mechanical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Chris | Jeynes | Independent scholar, Tredegar, Wales | United Kingdom | Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics | Irreversible Thermodynamics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Kyle | Jiang | Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University / University of Birmingham | China | Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics | Micro Gas Turbines | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Mukesh | Jewariya | CSIR-NPL, New Delhi | India | Ultrafast Physics | Terahertz | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof. Dr | Elisa | Konofagou | Columbia University | United States | Ultrafast Physics | Acoustics, Ultrasound | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Jiebo | Li | Beihang University | China | Ultrafast Physics | Ultrafast spectroscopy | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Yuxiang | Weng | Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Ultrafast Physics | Energy transfer in photosynthesis | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Suchit | Sarin | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | United States | Ultrafast Physics | Materials Science and Metallurgy | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |