| Prof | Владимир | Бажин | Горный университет | Russia | Non-Ferrous Metals | Ленинградская область | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Yingping | Zou | Central South University | China | Advanced Materials | Organic Photovoltaics | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Pengfei | Zhou | Guizhou University | China | Surface Engineering | Electrochemistry | Early Career Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Alena | Zhilicheva | Institute of the Earth's Crust SB RAS | Russia | Materials Characterization | Analytical chemistry | Young Scientist 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 |
| Prof. Dr | Zhenyu | Zhao | Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology | China | Others | Laser Processing | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Fuyuan | Zhang | Anhu university of Technology | China | Non-Ferrous Metals | Rare and precious metals | 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 | Zongchao | Zhang | Changzhou University | China | Materials Characterization | Catalysis | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Jiantao | Zhang | Guangzhou City University of Technology | China | Powder Metallurgy | Additive Manufacturing | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Yunyun | Zhai | Jiaxing University | China | Surface Engineering | composite separator for lithium metal battery | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Mehran | ZEYNALIAN | The university of Isfahan | Iran | Others | steel-concrete composite structure | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Mohammed | Zerrouk | USMBA/FSDM | Morocco | Advanced Materials | Phosphite Materials for Corrosion Protection | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Chemseddine | Zebiri | Setif 1 University of Ferhat Abbas | Algeria | Advanced Materials | Dielectric resonator antenna based on advanced ceramic materials | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Mr | SODIQ | YUSUF | University of Idaho | United States | Materials Characterization | Sustainable materials | Publications Impact 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 |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Xinjian | Yuan | Chongqing University | China | Surface Engineering | Welding surfacing Technology | Innovative Research 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 |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Qingchun | Yu | Kunming University of Science and Technology | China | Non-Ferrous Metals | special metallurgy | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Huitao | Yu | Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology | China | Advanced Materials | Nano functional composite materials | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |