| Dr | Stefan | Wibner | Lehrstuhl für Nichteisenmetallurgie | Austria | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Xinsheng | Wu | Central South University | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Shujing | Wu | North China University of Science and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Jing | Wu | Nantong University | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Dejian | Wu | China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Chen | Xu | China Jiliang University | China | Best Materials Engineering Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Yi | Xuezhuan | Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Pinku | Yadav | EMPA | Switzerland | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Minmin | Yan | Nanjing University of Science and Technology | China | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Xiaogang | Yang | School of Metallurgical Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology | China | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Fuhua | Yang | Central South University | China | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Li | Ye | Wuhan University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Usama | Zahid | University of Agriculture, Faisalabad | Pakistan | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Tarik | Zarrouk | ENSAO | Morocco | Best Review Paper Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Wenzheng | Zhai | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zhenlin | Zhang | Southwest Jiaotong University | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Mei | Zhang | Shanghai University | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Peng | Zhang | School of Mechanical Engineering of Anhui University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | LEI | ZHANG | Wuhan Polytechnic University | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Xiaopeng | Zhang | Dalian University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |