| Dr | Tapano Kumar | Hotta | Vellore Institute of Technology | India | Other | Heat Transfer/Electronic Cooling | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sampath Kumar | T | Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore Campus, | India | Residual Stress | Peening approaches | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | DHANA LAKSHMI | B | VIGNANS INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | India | Welding Processes | Welding Technology | 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 |
| Prof Dr | Branko | Matovic | Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences - National Institute of thе Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade | Serbia | Microstructure-property relationships | solid state welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Ashish | Thakur | Visveswaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur | India | Microstructure-property relationships | Material science | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Dame Alemayehu | Efa | Wallaga University | Ethiopia | Welding Processes | Laser Beam Welding Parametric Optimization for AZ31B and 6061-T6 Alloys: Residual Stress and Temperature Analysis Using a CCD, GA and ANN | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Beata | Skowrońska | Warsaw University of Technology/Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering | Poland | Joining of advanced materials | friction welding; hybrid fusion welding | Young Scientist Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Hyeok Hweon | Kang | Washington University in St. Louis | United States | Other | History of metalworking | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Geleta | Gobena | Wollega University | Ethiopia | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Animal Science | Best Research Award |
| Mr | Robsan | Abebe | Wollega University | Ethiopia | Modeling Welding Strength | Based on offline programming simulation | Young Scientist Award |
| Mr | Tolesa | Tesema | Wollega university | Ethiopia | Other | Agricultural economics | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Seid Hussen | Muhie | Wollo University | Ethiopia | Other | Horticulture/Crop Physiology/Fertilizer | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Rodica | Neamtu | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | United States | Other | Wire Arc Directed Energy Deposition | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Wan | Jun | Wuhan Textile University | China | Microstructure-property relationships | Microwave Technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Jun | Wan | Wuhan Textile University | China | Joining of advanced materials | Material Interface Science | Young Scientist Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Yong | Xiao | Wuhan University of Technology | China | Welding Processes | Low-temperature soldering | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | kashinath | lellala | Xavier University of Louisania | United States | Other | Materials science | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Fugang | Qi | Xiangtan University | China | Other | Ion beam surface modification | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | yan | zhang | xinjiang University | China | Welding processes | Heterogeneous material welding | Innovations in Welding Research Award |