Professor F. J. Vecchio has been with the Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, since 1985. His interests relate to nonlinear analysis of reinforced concrete, constitutive modelling, assessment of structural integrity, analysis of repaired and rehabilitated structures, and forensic assessment of distressed or failed structures. Professor Vecchio is currently deputy chair of fib Commission 4 - Modelling of Structural Behaviour and Design, and is a member of ACI-ASCE Committee 445 - Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete, and ACI Committee 441 - Columns. He received the ACI Structural Research Award in 1998, and the ACI Structural Engineering Award in 1999, and was elected as Fellow of the American Concrete Institute in 2000.

Seong-Cheol Lee is a Post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Civil Engineering at University of Toronto. He received his B.A.Sc, M.A.Sc, and Ph.D. from Seoul National University, South Korea in 2007. His research interests include shear behaviour of concrete structures, analysis of prestressed concrete structures, and nonlinear analysis of fibre reinforced concrete. He is currently carrying out the development of a tension stiffening model for RC members and tensile behaviour model for fibre reinforced concrete. He is going to implement the theory to be developed on VecTor2.

Trevor Hrynyk obtained a B.A.Sc. degree from the University of Waterloo and received his M.S. degree from the University of Missouri-Rolla.  He is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto and is working under a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Postgraduate Scholarship.  His research is focused on the analysis of reinforced concrete shell and plate structures.  His contributions to the development of VecTor4, a nonlinear analysis program for reinforced concrete shell structures, are focused on the improvement of program performance under static and cyclic loading conditions, and the introduction of dynamic analysis capabilities.      

Fady ElMohandes obtained his B.Sc. degree from Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt and his M.A.Sc. degree from McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. Currently he is a doctorate candidate in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto. Fady's research is directed towards the investigation of reinforced concrete columns under fire conditions and elevated temperatures with respect to lateral shear.  He is responsible for the incorporation of dynamic and thermal analyses in VecTor3 which is the software specialized in three-dimensional solid elements.    

Vahid Sadeghian received his B.A.Sc. degree from the University of Tehran, Iran and obtained his M.A.Sc. degree from the University of Toronto. Vahid is currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on the development of an integrated analysis program to analyze mixed-type structures using the VecTor modeling facilities. In addition, he will be improving the VecTor suite of programs to be compatible with hybrid simulation tests.    

Heather Trommels obtained her B.A.Sc. degree from the University of Toronto. She is an M.A.Sc. candidate in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto and is working under a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Canada Graduate Scholarship. Her research focuses on analysis of reinforced concrete members subjected to blast loading, particularly on improving the capability of the VecTor suite of NLFEA programs to handle such loads.

David Carnovale obtained a B.A.Sc. degree from the University of Toronto. He is an M.A.Sc. candidate in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto and is working under an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) Postgraduate Research Scholarship. His research is focused on the behaviour of steel and synthetic fibre reinforced concrete structures subjected to reversed cyclic loading conditions, such as would be experienced under seismic conditions. The goal is to better characterize the behaviour of the material to improve accuracy in modeling and design.

Ivan Chak received a B.A.Sc degree from the University of Waterloo in 2011. Ivan is currently an M.A.Sc candidate at the University of Toronto, and is studying under a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Industrial Postgraduate Scholarship (IPS) program with Marshall Macklin Monaghan Group (MMM Group). His research includes contributing towards the development of a comprehensive graphics-based post-processor program for the VecTor software suite, with particular focus on implementing global structural response display features. As well, he will be investigating the potential for improving the wind load-based design of structures and the development of wind turbine foundation design and materials.

Serhan Guner obtained his Ph.D. in 2008 from the University of Toronto. He is currently a structural engineer at Morrison Hershfield and a special lecturer in the department of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto. He is a member of ACI Committee 447 - Finite Element Analysis of Concrete Structures, and fib Working Party 4.4.7 - Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis for Seismic Evaluation of RC Frames. His research interests include nonlinear analysis and performance assessment of shear-critical frames subjected to static and dynamic loads, including impact, blast and earthquake effects. He is currently contributing to the development of reinforcing bar buckling provisions for use with VecTor5.