| Assoc Prof Dr | Franco | Concli | unibz | Italy | Other | tribology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Dongsheng | Wu | Osaka University | Japan | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | Arc welding, laser welding and additive manufacturing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Toshio | Yonezawa | Retired Tohoku University | Japan | Evaluation | Reliability of nuclear materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ahmed | Elfadadny | Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology | Japan | Other | Cancer therapy | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Takahiro | Yamazaki | Tokyo university of science | Japan | Welding Processes | corrosion | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Veeramani | Vediyappan | Kyushu university | Japan | Other | Electrochemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shintaro | ISHIYAMA | 日本機械学会（P-SCD416）ガイア/アグニプロジェクト推進分科会 | Japan | Other | Energy science | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Abdul | Ahad | Tokyo Metropolitan University. | Japan | Solid state welding | Condensed Matter Physics | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Shunkichi | Ueno | Nihon University | Japan | Joining of advanced materials | Solid Atate Welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ozkan | Gokcekaya | Osaka University | Japan | Electron Beam Welding & Processing Friction Stir Welding | Additive Manufacturing | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Takashiro | Akitsu | Tokyo University of Science | Japan | Neural network applications | Chemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Abdel-Razzak | Al-Hinnawi | Isra University | Jordan | Other | Medical Image Processing Procedures | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Mr | Joseph Bophelo | Morake | Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology | Kenya | Residual Stress | Failure of boiler pipes due to residual stresses | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Basma | Dashti | Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research | Kuwait | Other | nutrition and food composition database | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ahmet M | Elbir | University of Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | Wireless Communications | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shayan | Dehghan | Universiti Putra Malaysia | Malaysia | Solid state welding | Friction stir processing, Joining, FEM | Best Research Award |
| Dr | Nazirul Nazrin | Shahrol Nidzam | Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris | Malaysia | Joining of advanced materials | Radiation shielding | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Law Yong | Ng | Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman | Malaysia | Including plastics and composites | Sustainable composite materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Norzita | Ngadi | University of Technology Malaysia | Malaysia | Other | Green materials and Wastewater Treatment | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Nurul | Noor Azman | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Malaysia | Other | Radiation protection | Best Researcher Award |