| Dr | Sabha | Jeet | CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu | India | Evaluation | Agri-technology development | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Saeed | Asadi | Sahand University of technology | Iran | Phase transformations in weldments | Microstructural evolution in the heat-affected zone of laser-welded superelastic NiTi alloy wire | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Safia | Anjum | Lahore College for Women Univesity Lahore, Pakistan | Pakistan | Joining of advanced materials | energy storage | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Saida | Makhloufi | Centre de Développement des Energies Renouvelables | Algeria | Evaluation | Energie | Women 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 | SAM | JOHN | ST. BERCHMANS COLLEGE | India | Other | corrosion inhibition | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sameer | Sharma | Maharishi Markandeshwar | India | Advanced welding | Composite, Industrial Engineering, Automobile and Hybrid Vehicles | Best Faculty Award |
| Dr | Sampath Kumar | T | Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore Campus, | India | Residual Stress | Peening approaches | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Samraj | S | JCT College of Engineering and Technology Coimbatore | India | Other | Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Nanotechnology | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Samuel | Tilahun | Dilla University | Ethiopia | Advanced welding | Fracture Mechanics | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sandipkumar | Sonawane | MVPSs KBT College of Engineering | India | Characterisation of heat sources | Heat Transfer in Nanofluids | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Sandra | Chacón-Fernández | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | Spain | Welding Processes | Soldadura GMAW en DSS | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Sandra | Chacón-Fernández | UPM | Spain | Welding Processes | GMAW | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Sang Yeob | Kim | Konkuk University | South Korea | Evaluation | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sanjeev | Kumar | Subharti Institute of Technology and Engineering | India | Welding Processes | Friction Stir Welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sanjib | Bhattacharya | University of North Bengal | India | Microstructure-property relationships | Glass-nanocomposites, Electrical Transport, Chalcogenides, Microstructure | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Sansan | Ao | Tianjin University | China | Welding Processes | Effect of heat source parameters on weld formation and defects of oscillating laser-TIG hybrid welding in horizontal position | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | SANTOSH KUMAR | TRIPATHY | GIET UNIVERSITY, GUNUPUR | India | Including plastics and composites | PREPARATION OF COMPOSITE | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Saousan | Chamali | University of Gabes National Engineering School of Gabes | Tunisia | Other | Génie chimique des procèdés | Best Paper Award |
| Mr | Satendra | Chauhan | Homi Bhabha National Institute | India | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | Heat transfer and Fluid flow modeling | Best Researcher Award |