| Dr | jyothhi | yarlagaddaa | Vignan University | India | | glass/carbon fiber epoxy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Emre | Yavuz | Max-Planck-Institut for Polymer Research | Germany | | Functional materials | Best Scholar Award | |
| Dr | Hamidreza | Yazdani Sarvestani | National Research Council Canada | Canada | | Additive Manufacturing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Sherif | Yehia | American University of Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | | Composite Materials | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mrs | Hewan | Yenealem | Addis Ababa University / Ethiopian Railways Corporation | Ethiopia | | Wear Analysis | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Azamat | Yeshmukhametov | Nazarbayev University | Kazakhstan | CAD/CAM | robotics | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Assoc Prof. Dr | Huiming | Yin | Columbia University | United States | Modeling | micromechanics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Chaoyi | Yin | Southeast University | China | Processing and Manufacturing | 导电纤维制备及其功能化应用 | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr. | Longwei | Yin | Shandong University | China | Design of Materials and Components | Energy Mateials Science and Devices | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr. | Zhanping | You | Michigan Technological University | United States | Design of Materials and Components | Discrete and finite element models | Excellence in Research | |
| Mr | Sadegh | Yousefi | Ministry of Education | Iran | Design of Materials and Components | Metal Extraction, Nanomaterials, Materials Characterization, Experimental Sciences | Innovative Solutions Award | View Profile |
| Assist Prof Dr | Mohammad | Yousefieh | Semnan university | Iran | | nanocomposites | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | MAQBOOL | YOUSUF | National Institute of Technology Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir | India | | Geology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof. | Xue | Yu | Chengdu University | China | Polymer-Matrix composites | Stress Sensor | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. | Hongwei | Yu | Tianjin University of Technology | China | Design of Materials and Components | Optoelectronic functional crystals | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. | Qiyao | Yu | Beijing Institute of Technology, China | China | Design of Materials and Components | Energy storage | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Yong | YU | Qingdao University of Technology | China | Design of Materials and Components | Solid waste base concrete material | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Hongyan | Yu | Northeast Normal University | China | Design of Materials and Components | condensed matter physics/organic optoelectronic device/Optoelectronic Synaptic Devices | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. | Huitao | Yu | Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology | China | Environmental effects | 24/7 Smart Green Temperature Control | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Yongning | Yuan | Ningxia Universtiy | China | Modeling | catalyst design | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |