Announcing the 2026 Beedle Award Winner
- SSRC
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SSRC is excited to announce that Dr. Benjamin W. Schafer has been selected to be the 2026 recipient of the SSRC’s Lynn S. Beedle Award. We invite you to join us in congratulating Dr. Schafer on this accomplishment and encourage you to attend his accompanying presentation at the 2026 Annual Stability Conference.
Meet Dr. Schafer
Benjamin Schafer, Ph.D., P.E., F. SEI is the Hackerman Professor of Civil and Systems Engineering and the Director of the Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute at Johns Hopkins University. He is an active volunteer and leader on multiple national committees related to the engineering and design of steel building structures for AISC, ASCE, SFIA, and others. He is a past Chair of the Structural Stability Research Council, past President of the Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute, and former Editor of the journal Thin-walled Structures. He has won multiple awards for his research, teaching, and speaking and currently resides in Washington DC.
2026 Beedle Award
The Beedle Award is SSRC's premier award and recognizes long-time members of the SSRC who have carried out world-class research or structural design in the field of structural stability, been a leader in fostering cooperation between professionals worldwide, and made significant contributions to code development. It was established in honor of the late Lynn S. Beedle, who was an international authority on stability and the development of code criteria for steel and composite structures.
Dr. Schafer will receive his award on April 21, 2026, at the upcoming 2026 SSRC Annual Stability Conference, which will be held in conjunction with NASCC: The Steel Conference in Atlanta, Ga. He will also give a presentation during SSRC's conference. We all look forward to celebrating Ben's work by enjoying what will certainly be a superb lecture.