| Mr | AKSHAT | AGHA | FADI-AMT LLC | United States | Joining of advanced materials | Characterization and Modeling of Adhesive bonded multi-material joints | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Manal | Buabeid | Fatima College of Health Sciences | United Arab Emirates | Other | Heath Sciences | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Evgeny | Solomin | Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education “South Ural State University (national research university)” | Russia | Other | Wind Power | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Alexandre de Macêdo | Wahrhaftig | Federal University of Bahia (UFBa) | Brazil | Modeling Welding Strength | Shear stress, Analytical Solution, Computational Modelling | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Paulo | Machado | Federal University of Pará | Brazil | Microstructure-property relationships | Tribology/Abrasion/Mining Industry | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Rodrigo | Farias | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | Heat Sources | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Letícia | Costa | Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul | Brazil | Other | watertreatment | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Americo | Scotti | Federal University of Uberlandia (Brazil)/ University West (Sweden) | Brazil | Welding Processes | wire arc additive manufacturing | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Zainab | Bibi | Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST), Gulshan-e-Iqbal Campus, Karachi-75300, Pakistan | Pakistan | Microstructure-property relationships | Industrial and Nano-biotechnology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Masoud | Azadi Moghaddam | Ferdowsi university of Mashhad | Iran | Welding Processes | Optimization | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Anooshiravan | Farshidianfar | Ferdowsi University of Mashhad | Iran | Welding Processes | Laser Material Processing Modelling | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Behrooz | Beidokhti | Ferdowsi University of Mashhad | Iran | Welding Processes | HIC in Pipeline Electrical Resistance Welds | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | DEVI | RADHIKA | FET, JAIN DEEMED-TO-BE UNIVERSITY | India | Other | Fabrication and performance of Nano-composites | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | YOUPENG | ZHANG | Fudan Univeristy | China | Welding processes | Welding processes | Best Scholar Award |
| Dr | Achyut | Trivedi | Ganpat University | India | Advanced welding | Additive Manufacturing | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | harun | koçak | gazi ün. | Turkey | Simulation Sensing and Monitoring | Inserted powder injection molding | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Ahmad | Ajjaq | Gazi University | Turkey | Other | Gas Sensors | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | SUDHIR | BURANDE | GCOE CHANDRAPUR ,MAHARASHTRA | India | Evaluation | Composites,material hybridization , Finite Element methods ,Design of elements | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Olga | Łastowska | Gdynia Maritime University | Poland | Welding processes | Post-weld finishing | Innovations in Welding Research Award |
| Mr | Amr | Heggab | German University in Cairo | Egypt | Other | Burst pressure prediction of corroded steel pipes | Excellence in Research |