| Prof | Владимир | Бажин | Горный университет | Russia | Non-Ferrous Metals | Ленинградская область | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Zuofa | Liu | Chongqing University | China | Metal Forming | Materials Science and Engineering | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Zongchao | Zhang | Changzhou University | China | Materials Characterization | Catalysis | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Zhenyu | Zhao | Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology | China | Others | Laser Processing | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Yunyun | Zhai | Jiaxing University | China | Surface Engineering | composite separator for lithium metal battery | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Yunsong | Mu | Renmin University of China | China | Computational Metallurgy | AI for toxicology | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Yong-Woo | Kim | Chosun University | South Korea | Steel Metallurgy | Materials Science and Engineering | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Yingping | Zou | Central South University | China | Advanced Materials | Organic Photovoltaics | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Yanzhao | Luo | Research Institute of Technology, Shougang Group Co., Ltd. | China | Metal Casting | continuous casting | Best Paper Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Yangyang | Pan | Ordos Institute of Technology | China | Surface Engineering | thermal barrial coating | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Xuyang | Liu | Chongqing University | China | Alloy Design | Surface and Interface Analysis | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Xu | Liu | Harbin University of Science and Technology | China | Metal Casting | Thermal conductivity | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Xinjian | Yuan | Chongqing University | China | Surface Engineering | Welding surfacing Technology | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Xiangdong | Chang | China University of Mining and Technology | China | Failure Analysis | Engineering Tribology | Research Excellence 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 | VINEET | KUMAR | GRAPHIC ERA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY DEHRADUN | India | Mechanical Metallurgy | Tribology, Advanced composite | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Udyal | Umamaheshwara Reddy | Acore Industries Pvt Ltd | India | Metallurgical Process Optimization | Mineral Processing | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Thobani Paul | Shangase | University of pretoria | South Africa | Powder Metallurgy | Mechanochemical Evolution of Ni50Ti30Zr20 Alloy During High-Energy Ball Milling | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Theresa | Bender Pape | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | United States | Advanced Materials | Electromagnetic or magnetic materials for biomedical/neurostimulation devices | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Suren | Arutunian | Alikhanyan National Scientific Laboratory (Yerevan Physics Institute) | Armenia | Physical Metallurgy | Ionizing radiation structural changes in metalls | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |