| Prof | YoungHee | Kim | Seoul National University | South Korea | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Seismology / Geophysics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Abdallah | Ammar | National Water Research Center (NWRC), Research Institute for Groundwater, Debuted to Water Resources Research Institute | Egypt | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Geophysics (Hydro- and Environmental Geophysics) | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Subhanil | Guha | NITRR | India | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Remote Sensing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Selvam | S | V.O.Chidambaram College | India | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Geology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Manikanda Bharath | K | Anna University | India | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Environmental geochemistry | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | ROBERT | MATOS | Federal University of Amapá | Brazil | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Física da Materia condensada | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Janine | Baijnath-Rodino | University of California-Irvine | United States | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Engineering/Academia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Jayachandra | Ravi | Nirma University | India | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Precision Agriculture | Young Scientist Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Chiyuan | Miao | Beijing Normal University | China | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Hydrology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Mitiku | Badasa | Wollega University | Ethiopia | Earth and Planetary Sciences | GIS and remote sensing specialist | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Winifred Ayinpogbilla | Atiah | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) | Ghana | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Meteorology and Climate Science | Young Scientist Award | |
| Prof | Hyun | Yang | Korea Maritime & Ocean University | South Korea | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Maritime and Ocean | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Hwan-Jin | Song | Kyungpook National University | South Korea | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Satellite Meteorology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Anoopa | Prasad C | National Institute of Ocean Technology | India | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Physical Oceanography | Best Research Award | |
| Prof. Dr | Xiangbin | Ran | First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources | China | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Marine Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | sravanthi | Nukapothula | Zhejiang Ocean University | India | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Physical Oceanography | Women Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Anees | Bangash | Quaid-i-Azam University | Pakistan | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Geophysics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | BERTILLE ILALIE | MANEFOUET KENTSA | Université Officielle de Bukavu | Cameroon | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Géotechnique / Géologie de l'Ingénieur | Women Researcher Award | |
| Dr | KUNAL | MODAK | BOREHOLE GEOPHYSICS RESEARCH LABORATORY,KARAD | India | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Seismology and Structural Geology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Francesca | Gori | Sapienza University of Rome | Italy | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Hydrogeology | Best Researcher Award | |