| Assist Prof Dr | Kazi-Chishti | Marzooka | Y B Chavan college of Pharmacy | India | Microstructure-property relationships | Pharmaceuticals | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Behrooz | Beidokhti | Ferdowsi University of Mashhad | Iran | Welding Processes | HIC in Pipeline Electrical Resistance Welds | 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 |
| Dr | S.K | Rajappa | Karnatak Science College, Dharwad | India | Other | Corrosion inhibition studies | Best Faculty Award |
| Dr | SeongHee | Hong | Korea Institute of Fusion Energy | South Korea | Other | conceptual design | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yahya | Ranjbar | Solico Group | Iran | Other | Pricing in supply chain management | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Fazal | Haq | Karakoram International University | Pakistan | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | Non Newtonian Fluid Flows | Excellence in Research |
| Mrs | Alda | Capelo | Universidade de São Paulo | Brazil | Other | Materiais cimentícios | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Tshepo Karabo William | Mohapi | University of the Free State | South Africa | Microstructure-property relationships | Physics | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Biyun | Xie | University of Kentucky | United States | Control and automation | robotics | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Hossam | Yehia | Helwan university | Egypt | Including plastics and composites | Advanced composite materials | 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 |
| Dr | Safia | Anjum | Lahore College for Women Univesity Lahore, Pakistan | Pakistan | Joining of advanced materials | energy storage | Women Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Umapada | Pal | Universidad Autónoma de Puebla | Mexico | Other | Nanomateriales y sus aplicaciones | Outstanding Scientist 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 | Ahmed Fouzi | Tarchoun | Ecole Militaire Polytechnique | Algeria | Other | Biopolymers | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Rumana | Keyani | Comsats university Islamabad Pakistan | Pakistan | Other | Molecular plant pathology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Roberto | Parra Saldivar | ITESM | Mexico | Microstructure-property relationships | materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Rodolfo | Silva | Universidade Do estado Do Rio Grande Do Norte- UERN | Brazil | Microjoining Process Diffusion Bonding | Fusão atômica | Excellence in Research |
| Prof | Maria João | Bebianno | Centre for Marine and Environmental Research | Portugal | Residual Stress | Ecotoxicology | Best Researcher Award |