| Dr | Islam | Alhindawy | Nuclear Materials Authority | Egypt | Joining of advanced materials | Materials Chemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Usman | Javed | Curtin University | Australia | Other | Materials characterization, micro-mechanical and nano-scale properties | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Roberto | Parra Saldivar | ITESM | Mexico | Microstructure-property relationships | materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Marisa Alejandra | Frechero | Universidad Nacional del Sur- INQUISUR | Argentina | Microstructure-property relationships | Materiales para energía | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | narinder | singh | University of Naples "Parthenope" | Italy | Other | material technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Mohammad Asaduzzaman | Chowdhury | Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur | Bangladesh | Including plastics and composites | Material science and Engineering | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Aman Deep | Acharya | Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India | India | Other | Material Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Siril | V S | Cochin University of Science and Technology | India | Other | Material Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Nduka Ekene | UDOYE | Covenant University Ota | Nigeria | Microstructure-property relationships | Material Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Jasmi | K K | St. Thomas' College, University of Calicut, Thrissur | India | Other | Material Science | Women Researcher Award |
| Mr | Ashish | Thakur | Visveswaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur | India | Microstructure-property relationships | Material science | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | DHANI | SOREN | KIIT UNIVERSITY | India | Microstructure-property relationships | Material Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Syed Shabhi | Haider | IFPAN | Poland | Other | Material science | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof | Jun | Wan | Wuhan Textile University | China | Joining of advanced materials | Material Interface Science | Young Scientist Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Marta | Buszko | Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery Polish Academy of Sciences | Poland | Microstructure-property relationships | Material degradation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Jacques Romain | Njimou | School of Chemical Engineering and Mineral Industries, University of Ngaoundere | Cameroon | Joining of advanced materials | Material Chemistry, novel multi-function material from secondary resources i.e. Metal-Organic Materials (MOM), Nanodsorbents, and nanobiocomposites | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Dr | Farida Ashraf | Ali | Sikhsha 'O' Anusandhan University | India | Other | Material characterization & sensing property | Women Researcher Award |
| Mr | C | Anil Kumar Reddy | Vardhaman College of Engineering | India | Other | Material Characterization | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Hiteshkumar | Patil | R C Patel Institute of Technology Shirpur | India | Other | Material | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Alda | Capelo | Universidade de São Paulo | Brazil | Other | Materiais cimentícios | Best Researcher Award |