| Mrs | Alda | Capelo | Universidade de São Paulo | Brazil | Other | Materiais cimentícios | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Rodolfo | Silva | Universidade Do estado Do Rio Grande Do Norte- UERN | Brazil | Microjoining Process Diffusion Bonding | Fusão atômica | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | renato | cavalcante | Universidade Federal do Pará | Brazil | Other | Energia solar / sistemas elétricos de potência | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Lorenzo | Torrisi | Università degli studi di Messina | Italy | Microstructure-property relationships | Diffusione di Ar in Grafene e grafene oxide | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Guido | Di Bella | Università degli Studi di Messina | Italy | Electron Beam Welding & Processing Friction Stir Welding | Friction Stir Welding | Top Researcher Award |
| Prof | Antonella | Gervasini | Università degli Studi di Milano | Italy | Other | Water remediation | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Claudia | Cherubini | Università di Trieste | Italy | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | Fluid flow and solute transport | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Dr | Nanang | Fatchurrohman | Universitas Putra Indonesia YPTK Padang | Indonesia | Welding processes | Welding technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Dina Keumala | Sari | Universitas Sumatera Utara | Indonesia | Other | physical activity and nutrition | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | YOMNA | ABDALLAH | Universitat Internacional de catalunya | Spain | Welding Processes | Biofabrication/Architecture | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Alberto T. | Estevez | Universitat Internacional de catalunya | Spain | Welding Processes | Biofabrication/Architecture | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Victor Manuel | Soto Frances | Universitat Politécnica de Valencia | Spain | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | fluid flow | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Solange Mélanie | ANAFACK | Université de Douala | Cameroon | Other | Douala Cameroun | Excellence in Innovation |
| Prof | Georgios | Kolliopoulos | Université Laval | Canada | Welding processes | Sustainable processing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Nazirul Nazrin | Shahrol Nidzam | Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris | Malaysia | Joining of advanced materials | Radiation shielding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shayan | Dehghan | Universiti Putra Malaysia | Malaysia | Solid state welding | Friction stir processing, Joining, FEM | Best Research Award |
| Dr | Fadzidah | Mohd Idris | Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia | Malaysia | Other | Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials, Polymer composites materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Nurul | Noor Azman | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Malaysia | Other | Radiation protection | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Anthony Chukwunonso | Opia | Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka | Malaysia | Friction welding | Lubrications | Excellence in Research |
| Assist Prof Dr | JURI | SAEDON | UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA, MALAYSIA | Malaysia | Characterisation of heat sources | SURFACE COATING | Excellence in Research |