| 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 |
| Prof | Fugang | Qi | Xiangtan University | China | Other | Ion beam surface modification | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Hyeok Hweon | Kang | Washington University in St. Louis | United States | Other | History of metalworking | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Liming | Liu | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | China | Microstructure-property relationships | vacuum arc | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Rufang | Lu | Pangang Group Research Institute Co. Ltd. | China | Other | TiO2 pigment | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | ABIRAMI | S B P | Thiagarajar College of Engineering | India | Other | Smart Materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | AAZIZ | JMIAI | Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Zohr University | Morocco | Other | Corrosion et Inhibition de la corrosion des matériaux métalique | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Veeramani | Vediyappan | Kyushu university | Japan | Other | Electrochemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Seid Hussen | Muhie | Wollo University | Ethiopia | Other | Horticulture/Crop Physiology/Fertilizer | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | kashinath | lellala | Xavier University of Louisania | United States | Other | Materials science | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Pramodkumar | Gurugubelli | NIT Tiruchirapalli | India | Welding Processes | CMT -GMAW multi control welding and Hybrid laser arc welding processes | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Kai-Chien | Lo | naitonal cheng kung university | Taiwan | Modeling Welding Strength | mechanics | Best Researcher Award |