| 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 | Americo | Scotti | Federal University of Uberlandia (Brazil)/ University West (Sweden) | Brazil | Welding Processes | wire arc additive manufacturing | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Dr | Kun | Liu | Beijing University of Technology | China | Microstructure-property relationships | Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM); Arc oscillation | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof Dr | Rodica | Neamtu | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | United States | Other | Wire Arc Directed Energy Deposition | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ahmet M | Elbir | University of Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | Wireless Communications | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Jean Jalin | EYINGA BIWÖLE | University of Douala | Cameroon | Friction welding | Wood Welding Techology | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | ظافر | الهتيمي | جامعة بغداد - كلية التربية للعلوم الصرفة ابن الهيثم الهيثم | Iraq | Other | كيمياء البيئة | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Hongsheng | Wang | City University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | 热化学燃料制取 | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof | Yusheng | Shi | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | China | Microstructure-property relationships | 电弧增材制造中的微观结构-性能关系 | Best Innovation Award |