| Assoc Prof Dr | Baris | Sayin | Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa | Turkey | Solid state welding | Realistic simulation of response of a piping system in a blast event | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Sedat | BALLIKAYA | Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa | Turkey | Simulation Sensing and Monitoring | Thermoelectric materials&technology, hybrid energy systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Artrim | Kjamilji | Istanbul Commerce University | Turkey | Other | Applied Cryptography, Machine Learning | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Narimen | Yousfi | ISSEP KSSAR SAID | Tunisia | Other | Chronobiology, moon, rhythms | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Abdel-Razzak | Al-Hinnawi | Isra University | Jordan | Other | Medical Image Processing Procedures | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Reza | Bazargan-Lari | Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht Branch | Iran | Phase transformations in weldments | biomaterials, coatings, corrosion | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Mohammad Ammar | Mofid | Islamic Azad University, central Tehran branch | Iran | TLP Bonding | Flame spray assisted TLP bonding of Ti alloy to Al alloy | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Mahmood | Hosseini Aliabadi | Islamic azad university , central Tehran Branch | Iran | Evaluation | reconfiguration | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ali | Heidary Moghadam | Islamic Azad University | Iran | Friction welding | FSSW (friction stir spot welding) | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Gürel | ÇAM | Iskenderun Technical University | Turkey | Welding Processes | public university | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Behzad | Sadeghian | Isfahan University of Technology | Iran | Solid state welding | Numerical simulation of friction stir welding microstructure using phase-field method | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Afsaneh | Valipouri | Isfahan University of Technology | Iran | Other | Development and optimization of the novel scale-up fabrication method of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) microparticles | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mahboubeh | Rostami | Isfahan University of Mecical Sciences | Iran | Other | novel anti-cancer agents | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Ramin | Hashemi | Iran University of Science and Technology | Iran | Welding Processes | Friction stir welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sajjad | Barzegar-Mohammadi | Iran University of Science and Technology | Iran | Welding Processes | effect of treatment techniques on fatigue life | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Rouholah | Ashiri | Iran University of Science and Technology | Iran | Microstructure-property relationships | Welding Metallurgy | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Manjusha | Battabyal | International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), India | India | Microjoining Process Diffusion Bonding | Thermoelectric device, contact resistance, device efficiency, transport properties, electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Milton Sergio | Fernandes de Lima | Instituto de Estudos Avancados | Brazil | Advanced welding | Lasers | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Dr | Maryam | ABDOLAHPOUR SALARI | Institute of Science and Technology | Turkey | Solid state welding | Electronic devices | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Chenwei | Shao | Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Microstructure-property relationships | Fatigue and Fracture | Young Scientist Award |