| Dr | Zhanpeng | Du | Jiangsu University | China | Joining of advanced materials | Self-piercing riveting | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zhaoyang | Yan | Beijing University of Technology | China | Welding Processes | Welding method / Wire and Arc additive manufacturing | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof | Zhi-he | Dou | School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University | China | Microstructure-property relationships | Synthesis and Preparation of Metal Materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Zhimin | Fan | Harbin Institute of Technology | China | Joining of advanced materials | MXene film | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Zhiqiang | Dong | Southeast University | China | Welding Processes | Civil engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Zhiyong | Mao | Tianjin university of technology | China | Joining of advanced materials | Energy storage and devices. | Best Innovation Award |
| Prof Dr | Zhong | Hu | South Dakota State University | United States | Residual Stress | Pressure Vessel and Piping/Material Constitutive Model/Computer Modeling | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Zhuo | Chen | Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, China | China | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | Multiphase flow and mass transfer | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | ظافر | الهتيمي | جامعة بغداد - كلية التربية للعلوم الصرفة ابن الهيثم الهيثم | Iraq | Other | كيمياء البيئة | Excellence in Research |