| Dr | Sudhansu Sekhar | Hota | SOA university | India | Materials Characterization | Multiferroics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Liang | Yuan | Shaanxi University of Science and Technology | China | Microstructure Analysis | Materials Science, alloy design, and microstructure‑mechanical properties of advanced metallic structural materials | Best Paper Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Fawzy Adel | Abdo | Ghent University | Belgium | Materials Degradation | Advances in Bearing Modeling, Fault Diagnosis | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Yunyun | Zhai | Jiaxing University | China | Surface Engineering | composite separator for lithium metal battery | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Ali | Emamverdian | Huaqiao university | China | Metal Forming | prediction of failure mechanisms | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Bowen | Qi | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. | China | Mechanical Metallurgy | Material science | Excellence in Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Maral | Dyussebekova | JSC Institute of Metallurgy and Ore Beneficiation | Kazakhstan | Non-Ferrous Metals | Copper Pyrometallurgy | Women Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Sangam | Sangral | University of Palermo | Italy | Mechanical Metallurgy | Fatigue, Additive Manufacturing, Material Testing and Characterization, Numerical Modelling and Simulation | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Kechang | Shen | Ludong University | China | Non-Ferrous Metals | material processing | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Mesut | Genisoglu | Izmir Institute of Technology | Turkey | Others | Additives | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Fırat Mehmet | Günkan | Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering | Turkey | Metallurgical Engineering Design | Tribological characterization of gas valve sealing under high pressure | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Donghui | Yang | Liaoning Academy of Materials | China | Alloy Design | Materials Design | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Hugang | Li | Taiyuan University of Technology | China | Sustainable Metallurgy | Transformations of arsenic and phosphorus in hydrothermal process | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Udyal | Umamaheshwara Reddy | Acore Industries Pvt Ltd | India | Metallurgical Process Optimization | Mineral Processing | 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 |
| Mr | Florian | Kek | RHI Magnesita / MIRECO | Austria | Sustainable Metallurgy | Sekundäre Metallurgische Zuschlagsstoffe | International Metallurgist Award | View Profile |
| Mr | SODIQ | YUSUF | University of Idaho | United States | Materials Characterization | Sustainable materials | Publications Impact Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Adamu | Wahab | Enyan Denkyira Senior High Technical School | Ghana | Sustainable Metallurgy | Sustainable Education and Circular Economy | Recycling and Circular Materials Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Yangyang | Pan | Ordos Institute of Technology | China | Surface Engineering | thermal barrial coating | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Aliakbar | Monfared | Sharif University of Technology | Iran | Surface Engineering | Nanostructured Coatings | Surface Engineering Award | View Profile |