| Dr | Rita | Berisio | CNR | Italy | Other | Structural biology, infectious diseases | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Luigi | Di Sarno | University of Liverpool | United Kingdom | Evaluation | Stress locale | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | vivek | pratap | DMSRDE, DRDO Kanpur | India | Microstructure-property relationships | Strategic Materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Jasmina | Đorđević | Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics | Serbia | Other | Stochastic modeling in biology | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Lei | Guo | Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Admin | China | Joining of advanced materials | Steel-Concrete Composite Structures; Enerdy Dissipation Device | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | velrajkumar | g | Easwari Engineering College | India | Welding processes | Steel concrete composite | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | vijayakumar | krishnan | NPR College of Engineering and Technology | India | Control and automation | Special Electrical Machines/CAD based system design/FEA/FEM based design approach | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Guoliang | Qin | Shandong University | China | Welding Processes | Solid-state Welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Nikola | Biliskov | Rudjer Boskovic Institute / McGill University | Croatia | Microstructure-property relationships | Solid-state chemistry | 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 |
| Dr | Molla Asmare | Alemu | Bahir Dar University | Ethiopia | Other | Solid oxide fuel cell | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Shunkichi | Ueno | Nihon University | Japan | Joining of advanced materials | Solid Atate Welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Songbai | Xue | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | China | Advanced welding | soldering and brazing | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Niwat | Mookam | Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin | Thailand | Microstructure-property relationships | Soldering | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Alena | PIETRIKOVÁ | Technical University of Kosice | Slovakia | Soldering Surface Modification Inspection | Solder joints | Excellence in Innovation |
| Mr | Vance | Liu | Micron Technology | Taiwan | Other | Solder joint reliability | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Ezequiel | Pessoa | LeTourneau University | United States | Advanced welding | soldagem subaquática | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Sandra | Chacón-Fernández | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | Spain | Welding Processes | Soldadura GMAW en DSS | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Upendra Pal | Singh | R B S Engineering Technical Campus | India | Evaluation | Solar P V Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Cedric | Zaccardi | EPF Graduate school | France | Other | Smart Structures | Best Researcher Award |