| Mr | Aamir | Nezami | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | India | Research Excellence Award | metallurgicalengineering.org |
| Mr | Ibrahim | Ibrahim | Queensland University of Technology (QUT) / Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) | Australia | Research Excellence Award | metallurgicalengineering.org |
| Mr | Gabriel | Fabricio Rocha de Carvalho Padua | Conecthus Institute of Technology and Biotechnology of Amazonas | Brazil | Best Nanomaterials in Metallurgy Award | metallurgicalengineering.org |
| Mr | Tiago | Dourado | INMETRO | Brazil | Research Excellence Award | metallurgicalengineering.org |
| Mr | Tarik | Zarrouk | ENSAO | Morocco | Best Review Paper Award | metallurgicalengineering.org |
| Mr | Seracettin | AKDI | AKDI Machinery | Turkey | Research Excellence Award | metallurgicalengineering.org |
| Mr | Abdelkhalak | EL HAMI | INSA Of Rouen Normandy - Normandy University | France | Research Excellence Award | metallurgicalengineering.org |
| Mr | Shane | Shabu | Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Slovakia | Best Researcher Award | metallurgicalengineering.org |
| Mr | Elvis | Mawodzeke | University of Kwa-Zulu Natal | South Africa | Research Excellence Award | metallurgicalengineering.org |
| Mr | Netshedzo | Tshikosi | University of Johannesburg - Doornfontein Campus | South Africa | Innovative Research Award | metallurgicalengineering.org |
| Mr | Álvaro | Blanca Hoyos | Universidad de Granada | Spain | Innovative Research Award | metallurgicalengineering.org |
| Dr | Xiaogang | Ma | Shaanxi Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award | metallurgicalengineering.org |
| Dr | Chin-Shan | Chen | Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology | Taiwan | Best Researcher Award | metallurgicalengineering.org |
| Dr | Maria Myrto | Dardavila | National Technical University of Athens | Greece | Best Researcher Award | metallurgicalengineering.org |
| Dr | Madhumita | Nath | Deshabandhu Mahavidyalaya | India | Best Researcher Award | metallurgicalengineering.org |
| Dr | Fengyuan | Shu | Sun Yat-sen University | China | Best Researcher Award | metallurgicalengineering.org |
| Dr | Mei | Zhang | Shanghai University | China | Best Researcher Award | metallurgicalengineering.org |
| Dr | Stefan | Wibner | Lehrstuhl für Nichteisenmetallurgie | Austria | Best Researcher Award | metallurgicalengineering.org |
| Dr | OTHMANE | DARDARI | UEMF | Morocco | Best Researcher Award | metallurgicalengineering.org |
| Dr | Izak | Cameron | Elkem ASA | Norway | Best Researcher Award | metallurgicalengineering.org |