| Assoc Prof Dr | Norzita | Ngadi | University of Technology Malaysia | Malaysia | Other | Green materials and Wastewater Treatment | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Shuang | Cui | university of Texas at Dallas | United States | Joining of advanced materials | - | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Tshepo Karabo William | Mohapi | University of the Free State | South Africa | Microstructure-property relationships | Physics | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Dimitrios | Sophianopoulos | University of Thessaly | Greece | Residual Stress | Resistance of Welds | 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 |
| Dr | Mohsen | Amraei | University of Turku | Finland | Microstructure-property relationships | Ultra-high strength steels | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Prashant | Sarswat | University of Utah | United States | Other | selective laser melting | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Umer | Zahid | University of Wollongong | Australia | Other | Structural Mechanics | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Edina | Rusen | University Politehnica Bucharest | Romania | Other | Polymers | Welding Technology Innovation Award |
| Mr | Amir | Baghdadchi | University West | Sweden | Phase transformations in weldments | Phase analysis | Young Scientist Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Gopalakrishnan | Govindasamy | UPES | India | Other | Chemical/Catalysis | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Sandra | Chacón-Fernández | UPM | Spain | Welding Processes | GMAW | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Hossein | Showkati | Urmia University | Iran | Modeling Welding Strength | Experimental and Numerical Research | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Robab | Naseri Ghalghachi | Urmia university | Iran | Including plastics and composites | Fiber reinforced polymer composite materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kaihsiang | Lin | UW | Taiwan | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | Radiative properties and oxidation | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | B K L ARUNA | VISWANADHAM | V R Siddhartha Engineering College | India | Other | VLSI Signal Processing | Women Researcher Award |
| Mr | C | Anil Kumar Reddy | Vardhaman College of Engineering | India | Other | Material Characterization | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Balaji | Vasudevan | Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology | India | Joining of advanced materials | Design and Machining | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ramesh Kumar | R | Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr.Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology | India | Friction welding | Friction Welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | DHARMALINGAM | G | Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr.Sagunthala R&D Institute of science and Technology | India | Microjoining Process Diffusion Bonding | Additive Manufacturing, powder metallurgy, materials characterization, welding | Best Researcher Award |