| Dr | lijun | Zhou | Liaoning Technical University | China | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | Coalbed methance recovery and CO2 sequestration | 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 | Songbai | Xue | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | China | Advanced welding | soldering and brazing | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Zhimin | Fan | Harbin Institute of Technology | China | Joining of advanced materials | MXene film | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zhaoyang | Yan | Beijing University of Technology | China | Welding Processes | Welding method / Wire and Arc additive manufacturing | Young Scientist Award |
| Mr | Yunxiang | Shu | Anhui Jianzhu University, China | China | Microstructure-property relationships | Micro/nano composite structure | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kun | Liu | Beijing University of Technology | China | Microstructure-property relationships | Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM); Arc oscillation | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof | Hui | Zhao | Yangtze University | China | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | Reservoirs Numerical simulation | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Jianzhong | Li | Northeastern University | China | Other | Weilding resource recycling | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Fugang | Qi | Xiangtan University | China | Other | Ion beam surface modification | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Liming | Liu | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | China | Microstructure-property relationships | vacuum arc | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Rufang | Lu | Pangang Group Research Institute Co. Ltd. | China | Other | TiO2 pigment | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Wan | Jun | Wuhan Textile University | China | Microstructure-property relationships | Microwave Technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Khadija | Javed | Department of Plant Pathology, Agriculture College, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China | China | Other | Entomology/Plant Protection, Molecular Biological control of Insect pests | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Yu | Liu | Hefei University of Technology | China | Microstructure-property relationships | Thermoelectricity, Materials Science | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof | Jun | Wan | Wuhan Textile University | China | Joining of advanced materials | Material Interface Science | Young Scientist Award |
| Mr | zhang | yanxin | shanghai jiaotong university | China | Microstructure-property relationships | thermal and mechanical properties/bonding layer/ microelectronic packaging and welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yang | Yang | Yangzhou University | China | Welding Processes | Structural engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sudesh | Singh | Tsinghua University | China | Including plastics and composites | Composites | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Jin | Jiang | Shantou University | China | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | 3D Modelling for Welding Process | Best Researcher Award |