| Dr | vivek | pratap | DMSRDE, DRDO Kanpur | India | Microstructure-property relationships | Strategic Materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Waleed | Ead | Beni-Suef University | Egypt | Other | IOT, artificial intelligence | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Waleed | Al-Darkazali | Mustansiriyah University | Iraq | Other | Organic Chemistry | Young Scientist Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Walid | Mansour | Kafrelsheikh University | Egypt | Joining of advanced materials | Sustainability | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof | Wan | Jun | Wuhan Textile University | China | Microstructure-property relationships | Microwave Technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Wandercleiton | Cardoso | University of Genoa | Italy | Neural network applications | Commitee Machine | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Wasiq | Ullah | COMSATS University Islamabad - Abbottabad Campus | Pakistan | Other | Electric Machine Design | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Wegdan | El-Nadoury | Horus University-Egypt | Egypt | Other | Modelling heat evolution and transfer | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Weih | Lee | Sherwin-Williams | United States | Joining of advanced materials | functional coatings | 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 |
| Prof | Won-Chol | Yang | Kim Chaek University of Technology | North Korea | Evaluation | Modeling, optimization, multi-criteria decision making in materials engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Xiaowei | Wang | Nanjing Tech University | China | Microstructure-property relationships | Creep-fatigue; Creep; Microstructural damage | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Yaguang | Zhu | Chang'an University | China | Control and automation | Weld Beads Grinding Robot | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yahya | Aghayar | University of NewBrunswick | Canada | Evaluation | An assessment of microstructure and mechanical properties of inconel 601/ 304 stainless steel dissimilar weld | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yahya | Ranjbar | Solico Group | Iran | Other | Pricing in supply chain management | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yahya Hoque | Mozumder | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India | India | Microstructure-property relationships | Lightweight steel | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yaknesh | Sambath | Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research | India | Solid state welding | Friction Stir Welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | yan | zhang | xinjiang University | China | Welding processes | Heterogeneous material welding | Innovations in Welding Research Award |
| Dr | Yang | Yang | Yangzhou University | China | Welding Processes | Structural engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | yanyun | Zhang | Northeastern University | China | Joining of advanced materials | Welding Metallurgy | Best Researcher Award |