| Dr. | Min-Su | Lee | Korea Institute of Industrial and Technology | South Korea | Metal-Matrix Composites | Testing | Excellence in Research Award | Excellence in Research Award | globalcompositeawards.com |
| Dr | Oluwagbenga | Adesina | University of Pretoria | South Africa | | Materials Science | Best Researcher Award | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | musamba | Banza | Vaal university of technology | South Africa | Environmental effects | water and waste water treatment and nanoscience | Young Scientist Award | Young Scientist Award | |
| Mr | Victor | Ogbonna | Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa | South Africa | Polymer-Matrix composites | Corrosion control Engineering | Excellence in Research | Excellence in Research | |
| Dr. | Kehinde Oladoke | Olatunji | University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Modeling | Application of artificial intelligence to renewable energy recovery from lignocellulose materials | Best Researcher Award | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Beauten | Sinetemba | Institute for Water Research, Rhodes Universtiy | South Africa | Environmental effects | Land degadation | Best Researcher Award | Best Researcher Award | |
| 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 | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Oluwatoyin Joseph | Gbadeyan | University of KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa | | Composite, biocomposite, nanocomposite and nanotechnology | Best Researcher Award | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Lenganji | Simwanda | Stellenbosch University | South Africa | | Modelling | Young Scientist Award | Young Scientist Award | |
| Ms | Mercy | Nduni | University of Witwatersrand | South Africa | Analysis | Chemistry and Material Science | Best Researcher Award | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Mike | Otieno | University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | South Africa | | Durability Performance of Structural Concrete | Best Researcher Award | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Megan | Dutton | University of Cape Town | South Africa | Other | Sport Biomechanics - Overhead Throwing | Best Researcher Award | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | OLADIMEJI | AYAMOLOWO | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, FREESTATE | South Africa | Modeling | POWER SYSTEM | Best Researcher Award | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Abdolhossein | Naghizadeh | University of the Free State | South Africa | Processing and Manufacturing | Cement and concrete, Alternative binders | Best Researcher Award | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Ntalane Sello | Seroka | CSIR | South Africa | Properties and Performance | Material Science | Best Researcher Award | Best Researcher Award | globalcompositeawards.com |
| Assoc Prof. Dr | Thembinkosi | Malevu | University of North West | South Africa | Analysis | Condense Matter Physics | Young Scientist Award | Young Scientist Award | globalcompositeawards.com |
| Mr | Oluwatumininu | Ayo-Ojo | University of KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa | Polymer-Matrix composites | Polymers | Best Researcher Award | Best Researcher Award | globalcompositeawards.com |
| Mr | Simon | Rečnik | Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering | Slovenia | Processing and Manufacturing | Aluminium and its Alloys | Best Researcher Award | Best Researcher Award | globalcompositeawards.com |
| Assist Prof Dr | Reza | Gholizadeh | National Institute of Chemistry | Slovenia | Modeling | Material Science | Best Researcher Award | Best Researcher Award | globalcompositeawards.com |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Karel | Saksl | Technical University of Košice | Slovakia | Design of Materials and Components | Material science | Best Researcher Award | Best Researcher Award | globalcompositeawards.com |