| Dr | Meshal | Al-Samhan | Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research | Kuwait | | Composites | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | R.A. | Ilyas | UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA | Malaysia | | Nanocomposite | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Seng Hua | Lee | Department of Industry, Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang Branch | Malaysia | | Wood-based composites | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Valery | Ryzhov | Ioffe Institute | Russia | | IR spectroscopy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Abdullah | Almakrab | Royal Comssion for AlUla | Saudi Arabia | Design of Materials and Components | Materials Engineering / Assessment of Various Mitigation Strategies of Alkali-Silica Reactions in Concrete / Civil Structural Engineer | Best Researcher Award | globalcompositeawards.com |
| Prof | Dae-Geun | Hong | Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH) | South Korea | | Data-driven analysis and optimization | Best Researcher Award | globalcompositeawards.com |
| Prof Dr | Ji-Hong | Bae | Pusan National University | South Korea | Polymer-Matrix composites | Urethane acrylate/Composite Materials/Polymer | Best Researcher Award | globalcompositeawards.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Bahadır | Kopçasız | Istanbul Gelisim University | Turkey | Other | Mathematical Physics | Best Researcher Award | globalcompositeawards.com |
| Mr | Ahmet | Hasçelik | Afyon Kocatepe University İscehisar Vocational High School | Turkey | Processing and Manufacturing | Micro milling of thin-walled structures and optimization of cutting parameters with Taguchi approach | Best Researcher Award | globalcompositeawards.com |
| Dr | Ahmed | Ibrahim | University of Idaho | United States | | Properties and Performance | Best Researcher Award | |