| Assoc Prof Dr | Reza | Bazargan-Lari | Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht Branch | Iran | Phase transformations in weldments | biomaterials, coatings, corrosion | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Amir | Baghdadchi | University West | Sweden | Phase transformations in weldments | Phase analysis | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof Dr | Fulvio | Siciliano | Dynamic Systems Inc/IFMA | United States | Phase transformations in weldments | Thermomechanical processing | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | ARGELIA FABIOLA | MIRANDA PEREZ | Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla | Mexico | Phase transformations in weldments | Automatización de procesos | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Imtiaz Ali | Soomro | Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro Sindh Pakistan, 76062 | Pakistan | Process Electrical Resistance Welding Electronic Packaging and Reliability Nano | Microstructure-Property relationship, welding metallurgy, phase transformation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Nikita | Martyushev | Tomsk Polytechnic University | Russia | Process Electrical Resistance Welding Electronic Packaging and Reliability Nano | Electric contact welding of rails | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shun-Chi | Yu | National Institute of Development Administration | Thailand | Psychology | Mindful Leadership | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | K.Anton Savio | Lewise | Karunya Institute of Technology & Sciences | India | Residual Stress | Welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Hitesh | Arora | Lovely Professional university | India | Residual Stress | Welding defects in oil and petroleum gas industries | Top Researcher Award |
| Dr | Anderson | A | sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology | India | Residual Stress | Surface Coatings | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Dr | MOHAMMED | ZUBAIRUDDIN | Aditya Engineering College Surampalem Andhrapradesh | India | Residual Stress | Welding Analysis | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Jonas | Ringsberg | Chalmers University of Technology | Sweden | Residual Stress | Ultimate strength of structures | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Stylianos | Chatzidakis | Purdue University | United States | Residual Stress | Radioactive and Spent Nuclear Fuel | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Zhong | Hu | South Dakota State University | United States | Residual Stress | Pressure Vessel and Piping/Material Constitutive Model/Computer Modeling | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Yu | Zhang | University of Pennsylvania | United States | Residual Stress | Residual stresses explaining clinical fractures of bilayer zirconia and lithium disilicate crowns: A VFEM study | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Nithya | G | Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology | India | Residual Stress | MEMS | Excellence in Innovation |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Pramod Kumar | Singh | Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow | India | Residual Stress | BCS LEACHATES CHARACTERIZATION AND STABILIZATION | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Andrii | Kondratiev | O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv | Ukraine | Residual Stress | theoretical and experimental analysis of contemporary composite structures | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | HAMSAVATHI | K | NIT PUDUCHERRY | India | Residual Stress | STRUCTURAL MEMBERS | Best Paper Award |
| Prof | Dimitrios | Sophianopoulos | University of Thessaly | Greece | Residual Stress | Resistance of Welds | Best Researcher Award |