| Assist Prof Dr | yan | zhang | xinjiang University | China | Welding processes | Heterogeneous material welding | Innovations in Welding Research Award |
| Dr | Murali Mohan | Cheepu | Starwelds Inc | South Korea | Welding processes | TIG Welding / Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing | Innovations in Welding Research Award |
| Dr | Olga | Łastowska | Gdynia Maritime University | Poland | Welding processes | Post-weld finishing | Innovations in Welding Research Award |
| Prof | Mingjing | Jiang | Suzhou University of Science and Technology | China | Other | Geotechnical engineering | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Prof | Milton Sergio | Fernandes de Lima | Instituto de Estudos Avancados | Brazil | Advanced welding | Lasers | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Prof | Americo | Scotti | Federal University of Uberlandia (Brazil)/ University West (Sweden) | Brazil | Welding Processes | wire arc additive manufacturing | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Dr | Nusrat | Jahan | American International University Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Other | Materials Science | Most Cited paper Award |
| Dr | Anderson | A | sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology | India | Residual Stress | Surface Coatings | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Dr | Bovas Herbert Bejaxhin | A | Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai | India | Other | Vibration Analysis, Coatings, Surface Analysis in machining, EDM | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Dr | Kondaiah | Seku | University of Technology and Applied Science - Shinas | Oman | Other | Nanotechnology | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Dr | Sanjib | Bhattacharya | University of North Bengal | India | Microstructure-property relationships | Glass-nanocomposites, Electrical Transport, Chalcogenides, Microstructure | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Dr | Jacques Romain | Njimou | School of Chemical Engineering and Mineral Industries, University of Ngaoundere | Cameroon | Joining of advanced materials | Material Chemistry, novel multi-function material from secondary resources i.e. Metal-Organic Materials (MOM), Nanodsorbents, and nanobiocomposites | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Dr | Kamalika | Sen | University of Calcutta | India | Simulation Sensing and Monitoring | Nano Reasearch | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Prof | Ashok Kumar | Verma | Govind Ballabh Pant University of Technology and Agriculture, Pantnagar | India | Other | Liquid Bio-fuel technology | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Dr | Md. Torequl | Islam | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, Gopalganj | Bangladesh | Evaluation | Drug Discovery and Development | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Prof Dr | Prashanth | Konda Gokuldoss | Tallinn University of Technology | Estonia | Joining of advanced materials | Additive Manufacturing | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Mr | Muluken | Tessema | Debre Berhan university | Ethiopia | Other | Health | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Dr | Lemma | Diriba | Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research | Ethiopia | Other | Crop improvement for Food security | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Prof Dr | Chuh-Yung | Chen | National Cheng-Kung University | Taiwan | Other | Corrosion-protective | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Prof Dr | Umapada | Pal | Universidad Autónoma de Puebla | Mexico | Other | Nanomateriales y sus aplicaciones | Outstanding Scientist Award |