| Prof. | Wen-Hsi | Lee | National Cheng-Kung University | Best Researcher Award | Taiwan | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Miguel | Muñoz Rojo | National Research Council of Spain (CSIC) - Institute of Materials Science of Madrid (ICMM) | Research Excellence Award | Spain | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Antonio Aznar | Lopez | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | Educational Excellence Award | Spain | View Profile |
| Mr | Sergio | Perosanz | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | Young Metallurgist Award | Spain | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | SeungHwan | Yi | Korea National University of Transportation | Innovative Research Award | South Korea | View Profile |
| Dr. | Dong Kook | Kim | Exflow Inc. | Research Excellence Award | South Korea | View Profile |
| Dr | Joon Sung | Choi | Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology | Research Excellence Award | South Korea | View Profile |
| Mr | Yong-Woo | Kim | Chosun University | Research Excellence Award | South Korea | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Seonbong | Lee | Keimyung University | Best Researcher Award | South Korea | View Profile |
| Mr. | Olufisayo Emmanuel | Ojo | Durban University of Technology | Best Researcher Award | South Africa | View Profile |
| Prof. | Richard | Minnitt | School of Mining Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand | Research Excellence Award | South Africa | View Profile |
| Mr | Thobani Paul | Shangase | University of pretoria | Research Excellence Award | South Africa | View Profile |
| Mr | Mbavhalelo | Maumela | Mintek | Innovative Research Award | South Africa | View Profile |
| Prof | Manoj | Gupta | National University of Singapore | Research Excellence Award | Singapore | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Abbas Saeed | Hakeem | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals | Best Researcher Award | Saudi Arabia | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Shihab | Uddin | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals | Research Excellence Award | Saudi Arabia | View Profile |
| Prof. | Nezar | Khdary | Energy and Industry Sector | Best Researcher Award | Saudi Arabia | View Profile |
| Mr. | Anatoliy | | VNIIMETMASH | Best Researcher Award | Russia | View Profile |
| Prof | Владимир | Бажин | Горный университет | Research Excellence Award | Russia | View Profile |
| Dr. | Alena | Zhilicheva | Institute of the Earth's Crust SB RAS | Young Scientist Award | Russia | View Profile |