| Mr | Zemenu | Adimas | Bahir Dar Univesity Intitute of Technology | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Prof | Zhijiang | Li | Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University | China | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Dr | Zhongyuan | Liu | Hainan Uniersity | China | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Prof. Dr | ZWE-LING | KONG | National Taiwan Ocean University | Taiwan | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |