Dr. Tena-Colunga obtained his BSc. in Civil Engineering at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and his  MSc. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Currently, he is a Professor at Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Azcapotzalco in Mexico City. He is Member of the Mexican Academy of Engineering since 2000 and member of the National System of Researchers of Mexico since 1993. He has published more than 300 scientific publications. He is a member of the Committee for the Seismic Design Regulations for Building Structures for the Manual of Civil Works, a model building code of Mexico and  also in the Committee for Masonry Structures for Mexico´s Federal District Building Code.