| Assoc Prof Dr | Norzita | Ngadi | University of Technology Malaysia | Malaysia | Other | Green materials and Wastewater Treatment | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Naresh Kumar | T | Annamachaya Institute of Technology and Sciences(Autonomous)Rajampet | India | Microstructure-property relationships | Microstructure Concrete, Graphene Oxide, Nano Materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Gurumurthy | Ramaiah | Ethiopian Technical University | India | Other | Textile Technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Nanang | Fatchurrohman | Universitas Putra Indonesia YPTK Padang | Indonesia | Welding processes | Welding technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Kazem | Reza Kashyzadeh | Department of Transport, Academy of Engineering, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) | Russia | Other | Fatigue and Fracture | 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 | Anamaria | Feier | Polytechnical Uni. of Timisoara (Romania) | Romania | Welding Processes | Deflection and precambering | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Pradeep | Bhatia | Bahra University | India | Other | Plasmonics | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Raul | Campilho | INEGI | Portugal | Joining of advanced materials | Adhesive bonding of composite materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | PRASHANTH | ADARAKATTI | SVM ARTS, SCIENCE AND COMMERCE COLLEGE | India | Other | Electrochemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | İlknur | Şentürk | Sivas Cumhuriyet University | Turkey | Other | Phytoremediation, biological treatment, bioremediation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mian Muhammad | Zobair | NUST | Pakistan | Other | Graph Theory | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Frédéric | LACHAUD | Institut Clément Ader | France | Other | Damage, Failure, Bio-Composite | Top Researcher Award |
| Mr | Christopher | Ndukwe | University of Reims, France | France | Including plastics and composites | Fibrous reinforcement composites | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Senay | Mihcin | Izmir Institute of Technology | Turkey | Other | Tribology Transactions/Biomechanics/Simulation | Top Researcher Award |
| Prof | Amarjeet | Daberao | NMIMS | India | Other | Textile/Dyeing Technology/Chemical Processing Industry | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Mohit | Dhamarikar | Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya | India | Including plastics and composites | Natural fibers | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Venkata Sushma | Chinta | Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology | India | Including plastics and composites | Composite materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Germán | Barrionuevo | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Chile | Microstructure-property relationships | Additive manufacturing | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Vaibhav | Anuse | Indian Institute of Technology Madras | India | Including plastics and composites | Compression-after-impact analysis of FRP composites | Best Researcher Award |