| Assoc Prof Dr | Baris | Sayin | Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa | Turkey | Solid state welding | Realistic simulation of response of a piping system in a blast event | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Stylianos | Chatzidakis | Purdue University | United States | Residual Stress | Radioactive and Spent Nuclear Fuel | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kaihsiang | Lin | UW | Taiwan | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | Radiative properties and oxidation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Nazirul Nazrin | Shahrol Nidzam | Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris | Malaysia | Joining of advanced materials | Radiation shielding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Nurul | Noor Azman | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Malaysia | Other | Radiation protection | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Intesar | El Mesady | University of Menoufia | Egypt | Simulation Sensing and Monitoring | radiation protection | Women Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Mamta | Saiyad | Nirma University | India | Other | Radiation Hardened composites/ Polymer Technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mehenna | Arib | King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre | Saudi Arabia | Other | Radiation dose measurement | Excellence in Research |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Gilma | Gilma Granados | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Colombia | Microstructure-property relationships | Quantum dots | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Michael | Pecht | University of Maryland - College Park | United States | Joining of advanced materials | Quality in manufacturing and reliability in operation of solders in electronics | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Gürel | ÇAM | Iskenderun Technical University | Turkey | Welding Processes | public university | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Takele | Demie | St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ad | Ethiopia | Other | Public Health | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Molla Melkamu | Kebede | University of International Business and Economics | China | Other | Public health | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Raveen | John | The University of Auckland | New Zealand | Microstructure-property relationships | Processing of composite materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Nowrin Akter | Surovi | Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) | Singapore | Other | Process map generation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Joselin Retna Kumar | | SRM Institute of Science and Technology | India | Control and automation | Process Control | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mahasweta | Mandal | Jadavpur University | India | Other | Printing and packaging Industry | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yahya | Ranjbar | Solico Group | Iran | Other | Pricing in supply chain management | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Zhong | Hu | South Dakota State University | United States | Residual Stress | Pressure Vessel and Piping/Material Constitutive Model/Computer Modeling | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | SANTOSH KUMAR | TRIPATHY | GIET UNIVERSITY, GUNUPUR | India | Including plastics and composites | PREPARATION OF COMPOSITE | Best Researcher Award |