| Assist Prof Dr | Marta | Buszko | Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery Polish Academy of Sciences | Poland | Microstructure-property relationships | Material degradation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | DEVANATHAN | C | RAJALAKSHMI ENGINEERIG COLLEGE | India | Welding Processes | Friction stir welding | Best Faculty Award |
| Prof | Gürel | ÇAM | Iskenderun Technical University | Turkey | Welding Processes | public university | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Raul | Campilho | INEGI | Portugal | Joining of advanced materials | Adhesive bonding of composite materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Alda | Capelo | Universidade de São Paulo | Brazil | Other | Materiais cimentícios | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Wandercleiton | Cardoso | University of Genoa | Italy | Neural network applications | Commitee Machine | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Florbela | Carvalheiro | LNEG-Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia | Portugal | Other | Bioenergy and Biorefineries | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | renato | cavalcante | Universidade Federal do Pará | Brazil | Other | Energia solar / sistemas elétricos de potência | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Sandra | Chacón-Fernández | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | Spain | Welding Processes | Soldadura GMAW en DSS | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Sandra | Chacón-Fernández | UPM | Spain | Welding Processes | GMAW | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Goutam | Chakraborty | Narayana Health | India | Other | Pediatric Surgeon | Excellence in Research |
| Ms | TANMAI SAI GEETHA | CHALLA | Otto-von-guericke university | Germany | Other | Manufacturing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Saousan | Chamali | University of Gabes National Engineering School of Gabes | Tunisia | Other | Génie chimique des procèdés | Best Paper Award |
| Dr | Chanakyan | Chandrasekaran | R.V.S. College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India | India | Electron Beam Welding & Processing Friction Stir Welding | Friction Stir Processing, Friction Stir Welding, Composites | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Fu | Chao | Shandong institute of petroleum and chemical technology | China | Microstructure-property relationships | Weldability of High-Grade Pipeline Steel | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Mirco Daniel | Chapetti | University of Mar del Plata - CONICET | Argentina | Modeling Welding Strength | Fatigue integrity | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Jagjeet | Chatha | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Punjabi University, Patiala | India | Friction welding | Rotary Friction Welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Anindita | Chatterjee | Raghu engineering College | India | Microstructure-property relationships | nano composites | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Nirmalya | Chatterjee | IIT Bombay | India | Other | Geology | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Anubhav | Chatterjee | Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur | India | Other | Urban Water Sustainability | Best Researcher Award |