| Prof | Manoj | Gupta | National University of Singapore | Singapore | Alloy Design | Materials Science | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Andrey | Shulga | National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute) | Russia | Physical Metallurgy | Comparative study of the effect of powder metallurgy (PM HIP) and traditional technology on structure and properties | Best Paper Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Miguel | Muñoz Rojo | National Research Council of Spain (CSIC) - Institute of Materials Science of Madrid (ICMM) | Spain | Materials Characterization | Transporte térmico | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Hebat-Allah S. | Tohamy | National Research Centre | Egypt | Smart Materials | المستشعرات فى التعبئة والتغليف | Recycling and Circular Materials Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Mir | Ishfaq | National Institute of Technology Warangal | India | Steel Metallurgy | Steelmaking | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Fujio | Abe | National Institute for Materials Science | Japan | High-Temperature Alloys | Heat-resistant steels | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Mr. | Lin | Yue-Feng | National Chin-Yi University of Technology | Taiwan | Surface Engineering | Surface integrity & precision machining | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. | Wen-Hsi | Lee | National Cheng-Kung University | Taiwan | Powder Metallurgy | Base metal for electronic device application | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Maryam | Sunusi | National Biosafety Management Agency | Nigeria | Materials Characterization | Physics/Material Science | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Eleni | Mantzourani | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece | Greece | Metallurgical Research | Aegean Prehistory | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. | Hao | Xu | Nanjing University of Science and Technology | China | Metal Forming | forging | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Mr. | Shun Xing | Zheng | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | China | Surface Engineering | Organic coatings and finishing | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Quanli | Zhang | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | China | Surface Engineering | Laser micro-machining | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof. | Ali Arslan | Kaya | Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Engineering Faculty | Turkey | Physical Metallurgy | Alloys | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Mbavhalelo | Maumela | Mintek | South Africa | Metallurgical Process Optimization | Thermomechanical Processing of Metal | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Mudhar | Al-Obaidi | Middle Technical University | Iraq | Others | Solar desalination | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Mr. | Regasa Yadeta | Sembeta | Mattu University | Ethiopia | Others | Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering) | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof. | Rizk | Shalaby | Mansoura University | Egypt | Advanced Materials | Materials Science | Materials for Energy Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Priyabrata | Pattanaik | Manchester metropolitan University | United Kingdom | Smart Materials | Semiconductor nano materials | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Mr. | Baurzhan | Amiraliyev | M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University | Kazakhstan | Advanced Materials | Chemical Engineering | Early Career Researcher Award | View Profile |