| Dr | Saousan | Chamali | University of Gabes National Engineering School of Gabes | Tunisia | Other | Génie chimique des procèdés | Best Paper Award |
| Dr | Serhat | Tonkul | İzmir Institute of Technology | Turkey | Evaluation | Geothermal Energy | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Ashish Madhukar | Gujrathi | Sultan Qaboos University | Oman | Neural network applications | Optimization of Chemical Processes | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Miguel Angel | Garcia | Universidade de Brasília | Brazil | Other | Mechanical Engineering/Fretting fatigue/overhead conductors | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Hui | Zhao | Yangtze University | China | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | Reservoirs Numerical simulation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zacharias | Fthenakis | Istituto Nanoscienze - CNR | Italy | Other | Chemistry and physics of graphene edges and pores | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kun | Liu | Beijing University of Technology | China | Microstructure-property relationships | Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM); Arc oscillation | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof | Dimitrios | Sophianopoulos | University of Thessaly | Greece | Residual Stress | Resistance of Welds | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yunxiang | Shu | Anhui Jianzhu University, China | China | Microstructure-property relationships | Micro/nano composite structure | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Sandra | Chacón-Fernández | UPM | Spain | Welding Processes | GMAW | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zhaoyang | Yan | Beijing University of Technology | China | Welding Processes | Welding method / Wire and Arc additive manufacturing | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof | Kamran | Dehghani | Amirkabir Univ. Techno. | Iran | Neural network applications | FSW/FSP | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Sibel | Kucukoglu | Faculty of Nursing/Department of Child and Disease Nursing | Turkey | Welding Processes | Newborn welding | Top Researcher Award |
| Dr | Florbela | Carvalheiro | LNEG-Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia | Portugal | Other | Bioenergy and Biorefineries | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Hongsheng | Wang | City University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | 热化学燃料制取 | Young Scientist Award |
| Mr | Amir | Baghdadchi | University West | Sweden | Phase transformations in weldments | Phase analysis | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Rita | Berisio | CNR | Italy | Other | Structural biology, infectious diseases | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Nowrin Akter | Surovi | Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) | Singapore | Other | Process map generation | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Zhimin | Fan | Harbin Institute of Technology | China | Joining of advanced materials | MXene film | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sobhan | Patnaik | KTH Royal Institute of Technology | Sweden | Microstructure-property relationships | Ceramic Nuclear Materials | Best Researcher Award |