| Prof Dr | Cosmas | Parwada | Midlands State University | Zimbabwe | Other | Modelling | Excellence in Research |
| Prof | Stylianos | Chatzidakis | Purdue University | United States | Residual Stress | Radioactive and Spent Nuclear Fuel | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Prashant | Sarswat | University of Utah | United States | Other | selective laser melting | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Lohit | Malik | Princeton University | United States | Simulation Sensing and Monitoring | Simulations studies of aerodynamics of the surface of combat airplane for improved performance | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Luping | Yin | New York University | United States | Other | Neuroscience/Female/reproductive behavior | Women Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Sergey | Prikhodko | University of California Los Angeles | United States | Microstructure-property relationships | metal-composite bilayer structures | Best Researcher 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 |
| Prof Dr | Zhong | Hu | South Dakota State University | United States | Residual Stress | Pressure Vessel and Piping/Material Constitutive Model/Computer Modeling | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Yu | Zhang | University of Pennsylvania | United States | Residual Stress | Residual stresses explaining clinical fractures of bilayer zirconia and lithium disilicate crowns: A VFEM study | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Gabriel | Demeneghi | NASA | United States | Friction welding | Failure Analaysis | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Ezequiel | Pessoa | LeTourneau University | United States | Advanced welding | soldagem subaquática | 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 | Weih | Lee | Sherwin-Williams | United States | Joining of advanced materials | functional coatings | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Hyeok Hweon | Kang | Washington University in St. Louis | United States | Other | History of metalworking | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | kashinath | lellala | Xavier University of Louisania | United States | Other | Materials science | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | asim | Mantarci | University of Delaware | United States | Microstructure-property relationships | thin film growth and characterization | 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 |
| Mr | Hossam | Balaha | University of Louisville | United States | Neural network applications | Disease and Cancer Diagnoses using AI | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Fulvio | Siciliano | Dynamic Systems Inc/IFMA | United States | Phase transformations in weldments | Thermomechanical processing | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Steve | Efe | Morgan State University | United States | Simulation Sensing and Monitoring | Education | Best Faculty Award |