| Dr | Yunlong | Liu | 吉首大学 | China | Nanotechnology and Cryogenics | 催化材料 | Innovative Research Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Dr | Yunxiao | Li | Shanxi Agricultural University | China | Others | water carbon cycling | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Prof | yuqin | wu | Ningde Normal University | China | Cryogenic Applications in High-Performance Computing | Real-time task dispatching and scheduling in serverless edge computing | Best Scholar Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Dr | Yuqing | Han | Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences | China | Environmental Impact of Cryogenics | Plant Cold Stress | Best Academic Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Dr | yuying | chen | Jinling Institute of Technology | China | Cryogenics in Renewable Energy Systems | Hydrogen storage | Research Excellence Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Dr | Zahra sadat | Razavi | Toronto Metropolitan University | Canada | Nanotechnology and Cryogenics | Regenerative medicine | | |
| Prof. Dr | Zhan(Peter) | Zhang | Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Superconductivity and Its Applications | Superconducting Magnet | Research Excellence Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Dr | Zhaoji | Li | Shandong University of Science and Technology | China | Superconductivity and Its Applications | thin-walled tubes | | |
| Prof | Zheng-Chuan | Wang | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Low-Temperature Thermodynamics | Quantum Boltzmann equation | Research Excellence Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Mr | Zhiwei | Li | Institute of Semiconductor, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Others | GaN-Based Ultraviolet Laser Diodes | | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zhongnan | Wang | Beijing Jiaotong University | China | Others | Mechanical engineering | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Dr | Zihao | Huang | Zhejiang A and F Unversity | China | Others | Forest carbon cycle | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Prof | ziqu | Ouyang | Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Cryogenics in Renewable Energy Systems | Coal-fired power peak shaving | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Dr | Zu-Chian | Chiang | Fujian Normal University | China | Others | Cancer therapy | | |
| Prof. Dr | Лев (Lev) | Кактурский (Kakturskiy) | НИИ морфологии человека им. акад. А.П. Авцына ФГБНУ «РНЦХ им. акад. Б.В. Петровского» | Russia | Others | РФ, Москва | | |
| Prof | 凯建 | 王 | 中国浙江师范大学 | China | Advances in Cryocooler Technologies | 超低热阻传热 | Innovative Research Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Dr | 单 | 陈 | 武汉纺织大学 | China | Cryogenic Applications in High-Performance Computing | 信息科学 | Best Scholar Award | cryogenicist.com |