| 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 | Zihao | Huang | Zhejiang A and F Unversity | China | Others | Forest carbon cycle | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zhongnan | Wang | Beijing Jiaotong University | China | Others | Mechanical engineering | Best 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 | Yuqing | Han | Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences | China | Environmental Impact of Cryogenics | Plant Cold Stress | Best Academic 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 | Yunxiao | Li | Shanxi Agricultural University | China | Others | water carbon cycling | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Mr | Yuehong | MA | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | China | Others | non-traditional machining | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Prof. Dr | Yue | Zheng | Nanfang Hospital，Southern Medical University | China | Others | dermatology | Outstanding Scientist Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Dr | Yuanyuan | Ma | Donghua university | China | Energy Storage Solutions Using Cryogenics | Energy storage and conversion | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Dr | Yuan | Li | X-Here (Future Ice-based hydrogen energy & resilient environments) Trek Lab (Initiating) | United States | Cryogenics in Renewable Energy Systems | Ice-based Hydrogen Production | Cryogenic Energy Solutions Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yu | Juan | Henan Institute of Science and Technology | China | Cryogenics for Food Preservation | Modernization of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine and Prevention and Control of Animal Diseases | Research Excellence Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Dr | Yinghe | Ma | Zhejiang University of Technology | China | Nanotechnology and Cryogenics | surface engineering | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Dr | Yihua | Zhu | University of California San Francisco | United States | Others | Radiology | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Prof. Dr | Ye | Dai | Shanghai University | China | Cryogenics in Metallurgy and Material Processing | Advanced laser processing | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Prof | Yao | Lu | Southern University of Science and Technology | China | Advances in Cryocooler Technologies | Thermoelectrics | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Prof. Dr | Yan | Wang | Harbin University of Commerce | China | Superconductivity and Its Applications | Food | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Dr | Yamina | MEBDOUA LAHMAR | Centre de Développement des Technologies Avancées | Algeria | Others | Materials sciences | Women Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Prof | Xueyan | He | The sixth hospital of wuhan | China | Environmental Impact of Cryogenics | Environmental Science and obstetrics and gynecology | Excellence in Research Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Dr | Xueyan | Dong | Institute of Optical Physics and Engineering Technology, Qilu Zhongke | China | Others | Solid State Laser | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |