| Assoc Prof Dr | Ajit | Sharma | Lovely Professional University | India | Characterisation of heat sources | Thermal analysis | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof | Bekir | Yilbas | Bekir Sami Yilbas, Professor, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals | Saudi Arabia | Welding Processes | Thermal and Impact Analysis | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | zhang | yanxin | shanghai jiaotong university | China | Microstructure-property relationships | thermal and mechanical properties/bonding layer/ microelectronic packaging and welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Jayaram | Muthusamy | University College of Engineering Villupuram | India | Microstructure-property relationships | Thermal Barrier Coating | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Rachid | Tiskatine | ENSAH, Abdelmalek Essaadi University | Morocco | Characterisation of heat sources | Thermal characterization | Top Researcher Award |
| Mr | SHIVASHEESH | KAUSHIK | SHIVALIK COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, DEHRADUN | India | Other | THERMAL ENGINEERING | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Rudresha | Savandaiah | JSS Academy of Technical Education Noida, India | India | Advanced welding | Thermal Power Engineering | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Manjusha | Battabyal | International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), India | India | Microjoining Process Diffusion Bonding | Thermoelectric device, contact resistance, device efficiency, transport properties, electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Sedat | BALLIKAYA | Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa | Turkey | Simulation Sensing and Monitoring | Thermoelectric materials&technology, hybrid energy systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Yu | Liu | Hefei University of Technology | China | Microstructure-property relationships | Thermoelectricity, Materials Science | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof Dr | Fulvio | Siciliano | Dynamic Systems Inc/IFMA | United States | Phase transformations in weldments | Thermomechanical processing | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | asim | Mantarci | University of Delaware | United States | Microstructure-property relationships | thin film growth and characterization | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Khubaib | Ghumman | national university of sciences and technology NUST, islamabad, pakistan | Pakistan | Welding processes | TIG welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Murali Mohan | Cheepu | Starwelds Inc | South Korea | Welding processes | TIG Welding / Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing | Innovations in Welding Research Award |
| Prof | Rufang | Lu | Pangang Group Research Institute Co. Ltd. | China | Other | TiO2 pigment | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Seyyed Ehsan | Mirsalehi | Amirkabir University of Technology | Iran | TLP Bonding | TLP bonding of Ni-based superalloys | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Rohit | Mishra | Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology, Guna | India | Simulation Sensing and Monitoring | Tool condition monitoring | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Amare | Terfe | Arba Minch Universtiy | Ethiopia | Residual Stress | Toxicology | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Franco | Concli | unibz | Italy | Other | tribology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sikiru Adepoju | Mohammed | Nigerian Defence Academy | Nigeria | Evaluation | Tribology and Corrosion | Best Researcher Award |