| Assoc Prof Dr | Jacek | Górka | Silesian University of Technology | Poland | Welding Processes | Inconel | Research Pioneer Award in Welding |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Tadeusz | Szymczak | Motor Transport Institute | Poland | Evaluation | fatigue, fracture tougness, damage mechanics, fatigue | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Olga | Łastowska | Gdynia Maritime University | Poland | Welding processes | Post-weld finishing | Innovations in Welding Research Award |
| Prof Dr | Artur | Czupryński | Silesian University of Technology | Poland | Welding Processes | Brazing and soldering | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Dr | Reza | Beygi | INEGI | Portugal | Solid state welding | Friction stir welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Raul | Campilho | INEGI | Portugal | Joining of advanced materials | Adhesive bonding of composite materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Paulo Henrique | Dornelas | NOVA School of Science and Technology | Portugal | Welding Processes | Relação microestrutura - propriedades | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Florbela | Carvalheiro | LNEG-Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia | Portugal | Other | Bioenergy and Biorefineries | Women Researcher Award |
| Prof | Maria João | Bebianno | Centre for Marine and Environmental Research | Portugal | Residual Stress | Ecotoxicology | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Antonio | Pereira | University of Aveiro | Portugal | Welding Processes | Welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Anamaria | Feier | Polytechnical Uni. of Timisoara (Romania) | Romania | Welding Processes | Deflection and precambering | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Edina | Rusen | University Politehnica Bucharest | Romania | Other | Polymers | Welding Technology Innovation Award |
| Ms | Elena | Scutelnicu | "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati | Romania | Welding processes | Behaviour of materials subjected to welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Dan | Birsan | Dunarea de Jos University of Galati | Romania | Modeling Welding Strength | welding FEA | welding Excellence Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Mihai-Octavian | Popp | University Lucian Blaga of Sibiu | Romania | Welding Processes | Incremental forming on welded sheets | Excellence in Research |
| Prof Dr | Evgeny | Solomin | Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education “South Ural State University (national research university)” | Russia | Other | Wind Power | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Gunasekaran | Murali | Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University | Russia | Other | impact strength and fracture toughness of two-stage fibrous concrete comprising nano carbon tubes | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yury | Korobov | M.N. Mikheev Institute of Metal Physics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences | Russia | Phase transformations in weldments | Welding materials of metastable austenite structure | 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 |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Alexey | Lipatiev | Mendeleev University | Russia | Microstructure-property relationships | Laser micromachining | Best Researcher Award |