| Mr | Zhiyong | Mao | Tianjin university of technology | China | Joining of advanced materials | Energy storage and devices. | Best Innovation Award |
| Mr | AKSHAT | AGHA | FADI-AMT LLC | United States | Joining of advanced materials | Characterization and Modeling of Adhesive bonded multi-material joints | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zhanpeng | Du | Jiangsu University | China | Joining of advanced materials | Self-piercing riveting | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Lei | Guo | Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Admin | China | Joining of advanced materials | Steel-Concrete Composite Structures; Enerdy Dissipation Device | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sergey | Korobeynikov | Lavrentyev Institute of Hydrodynamics | Russia | Joining of advanced materials | nanomechanics | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Syed Bahari Ramadzan | Syed Adnan | University of Malaya | Malaysia | Joining of advanced materials | Hybrid electrolyte | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Perumal | Pandurangan | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. | Israel | Joining of advanced materials | Electrochemistry, energy storage and conversion devices | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | RITANJALI | BEHERA | PUDUCHERRY TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, PUDUCHERRY | India | Joining of advanced materials | Polymer-based Nanocomposites | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shaik Ghouse | Mohiddin | EMU, DRDO | India | Joining of advanced materials | Friction Stir welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | VAN DOAN | TRUONG | Sejong University | South Korea | Joining of advanced materials | Cement-based material composites | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Wenjian | Wang | Southwest Jiaotong University | China | Joining of advanced materials | Contact fatigue and control of wheel-rail system | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Michael | Pecht | University of Maryland - College Park | United States | Joining of advanced materials | Quality in manufacturing and reliability in operation of solders in electronics | Best Researcher 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 |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Zhimin | Fan | Harbin Institute of Technology | China | Joining of advanced materials | MXene film | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Maria | Olivares | Universidad del Desarrollo | Chile | Joining of advanced materials | Salud | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Weih | Lee | Sherwin-Williams | United States | Joining of advanced materials | functional coatings | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Islam | Alhindawy | Nuclear Materials Authority | Egypt | Joining of advanced materials | Materials Chemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | chao | huang | City University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Joining of advanced materials | water splitting, supercapacitor, battery | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Ala | Qattawi | University of Toledo | United States | Joining of advanced materials | Origami Folding for Reduced Welding length & Cost | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Ivana | Validzic | Vinca Institute of Nuclear Science, University in Belgrade, Serbia | Serbia | Joining of advanced materials | Energy materials and photovoltaics | Best Researcher Award |