| Dr | Takahiro | Yamazaki | Tokyo university of science | Japan | Welding Processes | corrosion | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Veeramani | Vediyappan | Kyushu university | Japan | Other | Electrochemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shintaro | ISHIYAMA | 日本機械学会（P-SCD416）ガイア/アグニプロジェクト推進分科会 | Japan | Other | Energy science | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Abdul | Ahad | Tokyo Metropolitan University. | Japan | Solid state welding | Condensed Matter Physics | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Shunkichi | Ueno | Nihon University | Japan | Joining of advanced materials | Solid Atate Welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ozkan | Gokcekaya | Osaka University | Japan | Electron Beam Welding & Processing Friction Stir Welding | Additive Manufacturing | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Takashiro | Akitsu | Tokyo University of Science | Japan | Neural network applications | Chemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Pietro | De Giovanni | Luiss Guido Carli | Italy | Evaluation | Green practices | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Wandercleiton | Cardoso | University of Genoa | Italy | Neural network applications | Commitee Machine | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Rita | Berisio | CNR | Italy | Other | Structural biology, infectious diseases | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zacharias | Fthenakis | Istituto Nanoscienze - CNR | Italy | Other | Chemistry and physics of graphene edges and pores | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Filippo | Cucinotta | University of Messina | Italy | Electron Beam Welding & Processing Friction Stir Welding | Life Cycle Assessment | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Antonella | Gervasini | Università degli Studi di Milano | Italy | Other | Water remediation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | narinder | singh | University of Naples "Parthenope" | Italy | Other | material technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Amir Mohammad | Mirzaei | Politecnico di Torino | Italy | Modeling Welding Strength | Finite fatigue life | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Lorenzo | Torrisi | Università degli studi di Messina | Italy | Microstructure-property relationships | Diffusione di Ar in Grafene e grafene oxide | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Guido | Di Bella | Università degli Studi di Messina | Italy | Electron Beam Welding & Processing Friction Stir Welding | Friction Stir Welding | Top Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Claudia | Cherubini | Università di Trieste | Italy | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | Fluid flow and solute transport | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Franco | Concli | unibz | Italy | Other | tribology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Perumal | Pandurangan | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. | Israel | Joining of advanced materials | Electrochemistry, energy storage and conversion devices | Best Researcher Award |