The American Society of Civil Engineers honored Perry S. Green, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE, with the 2026 Shortridge Hardesty Award. The award recognizes cumulative contributions to research, teaching and professional engagement related to stability analysis and design of steel and metal structures.
“Perry has strengthened the technical foundation behind structural steel and cold-formed steel design,” says Don Allen, executive director of the Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA). “His contributions continue to influence codes, standards and how engineers approach structural stability.”
Featured Image: (left to right) Jennifer Goupil, P.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE, managing director of Structural Engineering Institute; Perry S. Green, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE; and Edwin Huston, P.E., S.E., F.SEI, M.ASCE, of Huston Structural Engineering and FY26 president of SEI.
Following a NASCC 2026 session in Atlanta, Don Allen, executive director of the Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA); Andy Newland, P.E., principal at ADTEK Engineers; Mohammad Adil Dar, assistant professor of structural engineering at BITS Pilani; Perry S. Green, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE; and Zhanjie Li, professor at SUNY Polytechnic Institute, gather for a photo.
Perry Green: Decades of Leadership
In the spirit of the Hardesty Award, Green has been a longstanding member of the Structural Stability Research Council. He has supported the council’s transitions throughout his career and helped shape its direction. Peers consider him a historian of SSRC for documenting its history and preserving institutional knowledge.
His work includes inelastic members using high-performance and CFS framing. He also serves as a subject matter expert in the nuclear power plant industry. His work demonstrates broad knowledge and commitment to structural engineering and structural stability.
Perry S. Green, Ph.D., P.E., edited Cold-Formed Steel Connections to Other Materials: A Design Guide and has influenced CFS design standards for decades.
Recognized by the Engineering Community
Industry peers recognize Green’s impact and influence.
“Green embodies a unique blend of technical expertise, translational research and dedicated service to the stability community,” says ASCE. “[He] has been recommended by many of the prominent engineers and researchers in the structural stability community.”
Perry S. Green: Shaping Steel Design
Perry S. Green, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE, has participated in the following organizations, committees and groups.
American Institute of Steel Construction
- Member, Task Committee TC11, Design of Nuclear Facilities, 2018 to Present
- Member, Task Committee TC6, Connections, 2020 to Present
American Iron and Steel Institute
- Cold-Formed Steel Committee on Specifications Subcommittee Member since 2000
- Member of Main COS and Chair, Subcommittee 3 Connections and Joints, 2009 to 2023
- CFS COS support ended by AISI in 2023
American Society of Civil Engineers and Structural Engineering Institute
- Chair, ASCE SEI Technical Activities Committee on Metals, October 2020 to September 2023
- Past Chair, ASCE SEI Technical Committee on Cold-Formed Steel Members, October 2018 to September 2021
- ASCE South Carolina Section At-Large Director, 2025 to 2026
Structural Stability Research Council
- Current Historian, 2020 to Present
- Former Bylaws Chair and Treasurer, 2020 to 2023
- Executive Committee Member, 2004 to 2020
- Technical Secretary at Lehigh University, January 1997 to October 1998
- Member At Large and Faculty Liaison at University of Florida, 2000 to 2004
- Task Group Chair TG6 Test Methods
About the Shortridge Hardesty Award
This Shortridge Hardesty Award award was instituted in 1987 by the firm of Hardesty & Hanover to honor the contributions of Shortridge Hardesty as first chair of the Column Research Council (Structural Stability Research Council since 1976). The CRC was organized under the Engineering Foundation in 1944 at the recommendation of the ASCE Committee on Design of Structural Members and with the approval of the Structural Engineering Institute Executive Committee.
Additional Resources
- ASCE’s Structural Engineering Institute Releases CFS Connection Guide
- Cold-Formed Steel Design Innovations Take Center Stage at 2026 NASCC: The Steel Conference
- CFSEI Releases Updated Tech Note G500-25: Field Guide – Inspection Checklist for Structural CFS Framing