| Assist Prof Dr | yan | zhang | xinjiang University | China | Welding processes | Heterogeneous material welding | Innovations in Welding Research Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | YOUPENG | ZHANG | Fudan Univeristy | China | Welding processes | Welding processes | Best Scholar Award |
| Prof | Hui | Zhao | Yangtze University | China | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | Reservoirs Numerical simulation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shengbin | Zhao | Soochow University | China | Advanced welding | laser welding and additive manufacturing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | lijun | Zhou | Liaoning Technical University | China | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | Coalbed methance recovery and CO2 sequestration | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Yaguang | Zhu | Chang'an University | China | Control and automation | Weld Beads Grinding Robot | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mian Muhammad | Zobair | NUST | Pakistan | Other | Graph Theory | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | MOHAMMED | ZUBAIRUDDIN | Aditya Engineering College Surampalem Andhrapradesh | India | Residual Stress | Welding Analysis | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | ظافر | الهتيمي | جامعة بغداد - كلية التربية للعلوم الصرفة ابن الهيثم الهيثم | Iraq | Other | كيمياء البيئة | Excellence in Research |