| Dr | Rudresha | Savandaiah | JSS Academy of Technical Education Noida, India | India | Advanced welding | Thermal Power Engineering | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | NEHA | BHADAURIA | KIET Group of Institutions | India | Advanced welding | Surfacing of Al Alloys | Women Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Ezequiel | Pessoa | LeTourneau University | United States | Advanced welding | soldagem subaquática | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Songbai | Xue | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | China | Advanced welding | soldering and brazing | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Shah Samir | | Gujarat technological university | India | Advanced welding | Ultrasonic metal welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Ram Sevak | Singh | OP Jindal University, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India | India | Advanced welding | Graphene coating on metal and steels | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Fasil | Tesfaye | Mizan Tepi University | Ethiopia | Advanced welding | Manufacturing Enginee | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof | Milton Sergio | Fernandes de Lima | Instituto de Estudos Avancados | Brazil | Advanced welding | Lasers | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Dr | Shengbin | Zhao | Soochow University | China | Advanced welding | laser welding and additive manufacturing | Best Researcher Award |