| Mr | Gabriel | Demeneghi | NASA | United States | Friction welding | Failure Analaysis | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Goutam | Chakraborty | Narayana Health | India | Other | Pediatric Surgeon | Excellence in Research |
| Prof | Songbai | Xue | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | China | Advanced welding | soldering and brazing | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Kai | Wang | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | China | Including plastics and composites | Automatic fiber placement | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Miao | Yu | Nanjing University | China | Other | Microfluid cooling | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Xiaowei | Wang | Nanjing Tech University | China | Microstructure-property relationships | Creep-fatigue; Creep; Microstructural damage | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Kai-Chien | Lo | naitonal cheng kung university | Taiwan | Modeling Welding Strength | mechanics | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sandipkumar | Sonawane | MVPSs KBT College of Engineering | India | Characterisation of heat sources | Heat Transfer in Nanofluids | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Boopathi | Sampath | Muthayammal Engineering College | India | Friction welding | Friction-Stir Welding-Modelling and Optimization | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Perumal | S | Muthayammal Engineering College | India | Characterisation of heat sources | Heat Transfer | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Ahmed Ramadhan | Al-Obaidi | Mustansiriyah University | Iraq | Characterisation of heat sources | Heat Transfer Enhancement | Best Research Award |
| Mr | Waleed | Al-Darkazali | Mustansiriyah University | Iraq | Other | Organic Chemistry | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Bashar | Almansour | Muscat University | Oman | Evaluation | Market Spillover Dynamics | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Ming-Hsien | Chiang | mProbe | Taiwan | Evaluation | Virtual Reality | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Jean | Alric | Moustache Bikes | France | Welding Processes | Aluminium assembly deck | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Tadeusz | Szymczak | Motor Transport Institute | Poland | Evaluation | fatigue, fracture tougness, damage mechanics, fatigue | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Steve | Efe | Morgan State University | United States | Simulation Sensing and Monitoring | Education | Best Faculty Award |
| Dr | Jully | Tan | Monash University Malaysia | Malaysia | Evaluation | Sustainability Assessment | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shivinder | Singh | Mohan Dairy Products | India | Welding Processes | Microwave Welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Ahmed | EL YACOUBI | Mohamed First University, Morocco | Morocco | Other | Biomedical cements | Young Scientist Award |