| Dr | Weih | Lee | Sherwin-Williams | United States | Joining of advanced materials | functional coatings | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Ashraf | El-Shamy | National Research Centre, Egypt | Egypt | Visual | Microstructure | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Karim | Choubani | Imam Mohamed bin Saoud university | Saudi Arabia | Other | DCMD | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Islam | Alhindawy | Nuclear Materials Authority | Egypt | Joining of advanced materials | Materials Chemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Abdul Khadar | Syed | Coventry University | United Kingdom | Microstructure-property relationships | Additive Manufacturing | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | SHOU-SHING | HSIEH | National Sun Yat-sen University | Taiwan | Modeling Welding Strength | Cooling of Electronic Equipments | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Takahiro | Yamazaki | Tokyo university of science | Japan | Welding Processes | corrosion | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | chao | huang | City University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Joining of advanced materials | water splitting, supercapacitor, battery | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Ram Sevak | Singh | OP Jindal University, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India | India | Advanced welding | Graphene coating on metal and steels | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Jianzhong | Li | Northeastern University | China | Other | Weilding resource recycling | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kuldeep | Basavarajappa | Rajeev Institute of Technology Hassan | India | Evaluation | Composites | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Shashikala | A | Acharya Institute of Technology | India | Friction welding | Smart Materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Jhon Jairo | Prias Barragan | University of Quindio | Colombia | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | Magnetism in graphene oxide nanoplatelets: The role of hydroxyl and epoxy bridges | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Rehab | Sayed | National Center for Radiation Research & Technology,Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority | Egypt | Other | Entomology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sampath Kumar | T | Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore Campus, | India | Residual Stress | Peening approaches | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | DHANA LAKSHMI | B | VIGNANS INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | India | Welding Processes | Welding Technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Usman | Javed | Curtin University | Australia | Other | Materials characterization, micro-mechanical and nano-scale properties | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yasir | Zaman | University of Sargodha | Pakistan | Other | Nano-materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Omar | Al-Jumaili | Middle Technical University | Iraq | Friction welding | Modelling welding process / Solid state welding / Characterization of heat sources / Residual stresses / Microstructure-property relationships / Weldability / Joint formation | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | SAM | JOHN | ST. BERCHMANS COLLEGE | India | Other | corrosion inhibition | Best Researcher Award |