Dr. Chunjiang An is an Associate Professor in the Department of Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering at Concordia University, and Concordia University Research Chair in Spill Response and Remediation. His research interests include a broad range of topics related to pollution control, risk assessment and systems analysis. Dr. An is a licensed Professional Engineer, associate editor and editorial board member of 12 international journals, and the Guest Editor for 11 special issues in some international journals. Dr. An has published over 210 peer-reviewed journal articles. Dr. An's interdisciplinary activities have been supported by some significant research grants from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, etc.

Mikayel Grigor Melkumyan (born on June 10, 1951) is a distinguished Armenian scientist, Doctor of Sciences (Engineering), Professor, and Academician engineer specializing in earthquake resistant construction. He focused on analyzing of structural failures and developing of innovative seismic isolation techniques. His research at the Institute of Industrial Science the University of Tokyo resulted in the “Melkumyan Hysteresis Model”, enhancing the understanding of non-linear behavior in structures. He is conducting lectures and master-classes worldwide on seismic isolation of various structures and pioneered methods for retrofitting buildings by base isolation while keeping them operational. His patented technologies have been implemented in seismic isolation design for construction of new and retrofitting of existing buildings in Armenia, Russia, Romania, Peru, Kazakhstan, and Turkey. Prof. Melkumyan has authored 261 scientific works, including 21 books (6 monographs), 11 normative documents, codes, and standards, and 12 inventions. His efforts have significantly advanced seismic engineering, positioning Armenia among the leaders in this vital field.