| Prof | Kamran | Dehghani | Amirkabir Univ. Techno. | Iran | Neural network applications | FSW/FSP | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Sandra | Chacón-Fernández | UPM | Spain | Welding Processes | GMAW | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yunxiang | Shu | Anhui Jianzhu University, China | China | Microstructure-property relationships | Micro/nano composite structure | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Dimitrios | Sophianopoulos | University of Thessaly | Greece | Residual Stress | Resistance of Welds | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zacharias | Fthenakis | Istituto Nanoscienze - CNR | Italy | Other | Chemistry and physics of graphene edges and pores | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Hui | Zhao | Yangtze University | China | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | Reservoirs Numerical simulation | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Miguel Angel | Garcia | Universidade de Brasília | Brazil | Other | Mechanical Engineering/Fretting fatigue/overhead conductors | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Ashish Madhukar | Gujrathi | Sultan Qaboos University | Oman | Neural network applications | Optimization of Chemical Processes | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Serhat | Tonkul | İzmir Institute of Technology | Turkey | Evaluation | Geothermal Energy | Best Researcher Award |
| 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 |