| Prof | Maria João | Bebianno | Centre for Marine and Environmental Research | Portugal | Residual Stress | Ecotoxicology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Roberto | Parra Saldivar | ITESM | Mexico | Microstructure-property relationships | materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Rumana | Keyani | Comsats university Islamabad Pakistan | Pakistan | Other | Molecular plant pathology | 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 |
| Dr | MUTHUKUMAR | P | KONGUNADU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING COLLEGE | India | Soldering Surface Modification Inspection | Cold Metal Transfer Welding,Plasma/Micro Plasma Welding,Finite Element Analysis of Welding process. | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Hossam | Yehia | Helwan university | Egypt | Including plastics and composites | Advanced composite materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Biyun | Xie | University of Kentucky | United States | Control and automation | robotics | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Tshepo Karabo William | Mohapi | University of the Free State | South Africa | Microstructure-property relationships | Physics | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Alda | Capelo | Universidade de São Paulo | Brazil | Other | Materiais cimentícios | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yahya | Ranjbar | Solico Group | Iran | Other | Pricing in supply chain management | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | SeongHee | Hong | Korea Institute of Fusion Energy | South Korea | Other | conceptual design | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Lakhdar | Taleb | INSA of Rouen, France | France | Modeling Welding Strength | Mechanical Consequences of phase changes/mechanics of materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Behrooz | Beidokhti | Ferdowsi University of Mashhad | Iran | Welding Processes | HIC in Pipeline Electrical Resistance Welds | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Kazi-Chishti | Marzooka | Y B Chavan college of Pharmacy | India | Microstructure-property relationships | Pharmaceuticals | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Md. Sultan | Mahomud | Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University | Bangladesh | Other | Food Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Masresha | Gebeyehu Ewunetu | Arba Minch University | Ethiopia | Other | Food Technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | lamia | MEDOUNI-HAROUNE | Centre de Recherche en Technologies Agroalimentaires, Bejaia university | Algeria | Evaluation | Microbiologie industrielle/ Optimisation de la production de bactéries probiotiques/ Secteur de recherche et développement de l'industrie alimentaire | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Shunkichi | Ueno | Nihon University | Japan | Joining of advanced materials | Solid Atate Welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Amir | Tabzar | ILPC | Iran | Other | Petroleum eng. and compressor operator | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Bipin B | Sharan | Tata Motors / NIT Jamshedpur | India | Welding Processes | Cold Metal Transfer Welding of Thin sheets of Polymer Sandwich Steel with E250 Thin Sheets | Best Researcher Award |