| Mr | James | Obar | Egerton University | Kenya | Other | Agricultural value chain surveys | Best Researcher Award | globalcompositeawards.com |
| Dr. | Michael | Hatfield | University of Alaska Fairbanks | United States | Prototyping | Aerospace Engineering/UAS | Best Researcher Award | globalcompositeawards.com |
| Mr | Abyaz | Abid | Georgia Institute of Technology | United States | Analysis | Aerodynamic, Mechanical Engineering, Flow Analysis | Best Researcher Award | globalcompositeawards.com |
| Dr. | Chenxu | Liu | University of Alberta | Canada | Repair | Advanced Remanufacturing | Best Researcher Award | globalcompositeawards.com |
| Mr | Jianlin | Zhang | Jinan Environmental Research Academic | China | Design of Materials and Components | advanced oxidation | Best Researcher Award | globalcompositeawards.com |
| Assist Prof Dr | Ajit | Behera | NIT Rourkela | India | Processing and Manufacturing | Advanced Materials | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | NIK MUHAMMAD IZZUDIN | NIK LAH | UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA | Malaysia | Other | ADVANCED MATERIALS | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Bhiksha | Gugulothu | Bule Hora University | Ethiopia | | Advanced Manufacturing Systems | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | RANJIT | SINGH | DR BR AMBEDKAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (NIT) JALANDHAR | India | | ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, MANUFACTURING PROCESSES | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Laxman | Abhang | Pravara Rural Engineering college, Loni | India | | Advanced hybrid composites | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Manuel | Luna | University of Cadiz | Spain | Coatings | Advanced Functional Surfaces | Best Researcher Award | globalcompositeawards.com |
| Prof. Dr. | Khaled | Sennah | Toronto Metropolitan University | Canada | Design of Materials and Components | Advanced composite materials | Best Researcher Award | globalcompositeawards.com |
| Ms | Silvia | Zecchi | Politecnico di Torino | Italy | Reinforcement Materials | Advanced composite materials | Best Researcher Award | globalcompositeawards.com |
| Ms | Bina | Hejazi | Materials Testing Institute /University of Stuttgart | Germany | Testing | Adobe and Mud-straw | Materials Characterization Award | globalcompositeawards.com |
| Dr | Ravindra | Gadhave | Superbond adhesive | India | | Adhesives | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Sunil Kumar | Prajapati | IIT Madras | India | Properties and Performance | Additive Manufacturing, Tribology | Best Researcher Award | globalcompositeawards.com |
| Mr | K B | Sumanth | Annamalai University | India | | Additive manufacturing, manufacturing technology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr. | Saeed | Behseresht | New Mexico State University | United States | Thermoplastic composites | Additive Manufacturing of Reinforced Composites | Best Researcher Award | globalcompositeawards.com |
| Mr | Fredrick | Mwania | Central Univeristy of Technology | South Africa | | Additive Manufacturing of Polymers and Characterization of feedstock materials and the printed parts | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Uzair | Jamil | The University of Western Ontario | Canada | Processing and Manufacturing | Additive manufacturing and 3D printing | Best Researcher Award | globalcompositeawards.com |