| Prof | Weilong | Shi | Jiangsu University of Science and Technology | China | | Environmental purification and restoration | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Mohammad | Tabish | Beijing University of Chemical Technology | China | | Corrosion Protection of Metal and Alloys | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Yixiang | Ou | Beijing Academy of Science and Technology | China | | Ceramics coatings | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | R.A. | Ilyas | UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA | Malaysia | | Nanocomposite | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Xiaopeng | Li | Nanjing University of Science and Technology | China | | friction stir welding | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yongnan | Xiong | Institute of New Materials, Guangdong Academy of Sciences | China | | Dislocation, Thermal residual stress | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Ming-Qiang | Zhu | Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University | China | | Composite Materials | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | liang | zhang | Jiangsu Normal University | China | | Soldering and Joining | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Ping | Zhu | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | China | | FRP | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Bing | Xie | Nanchang Hangkong University | China | | Dielectric polymer nanocomposites for capacitive energy storage | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Tao | Wei | Jiangsu University of Science and Technology | China | | lithium/sodium-ion batteries and all-solid batteries | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ankush | Sharma | Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai | India | | Aerospace Engineering/Fiber metal laminates | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Xiaoyong | Tian | Xi'an Jiaotong University | China | | Additive manufacturing of continuous fiber reinforced composites | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | S.SATHEES KUMAR | | Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Hyderabad | India | | Polymer and natural Fiber Composites | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Yang | Wei | Nanjing Forestry University | China | | Bridge reinforcement technology; Bamboo-wood structures; New composite structures | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Wenbo | Wang | Inner Mongolia University | China | | Nanoclay-reinforced polymer | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Guannan | Yang | Guangdong University of Technology | China | | Advanced electronic packaging interconnect materials | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Hongyan | Chu | Nanjing Forestry University | China | | Civil Engineering Materials/Composites | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Saravanakumar | Palaniraj | Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology | India | | C&DW and Industrial waste Recycling in Concrete | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Pradeep | N B | JNN College of Engineering, Shivamogga | India | | Nano metallurgy, mechanical alloying, heat treatment | Best Researcher Award | |