This Week
The Worlds of Engineering and Dance
This week we explore structure as found in Engineering and in Dance. First we explore creating, reviewing, experimenting,
collaborating, adapting, adopting, anticipating, etc. in engineering with Robert Silman Associates, www.silman.com,
and then in dance with The Joyce Theatre, www.joyce.org. What are some of the
most critical issues and trends in Engineering and in Dance? What are their similarities and differences worldwide? Are
Engineering and Dance an international language? How has technology change them and how will technology continue to change
them? Find the answers to these questions, and more.
Guests
Nat Oppenheimer - Engineer and Principal at Robert Silman Associates
A graduate of Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, Mr. Oppenheimer is the Principal-in-Charge of technical advancement,
standards/quality assurance, and day-to-day project management at Robert Silman Associates. With extensive experience in the
areas of new construction, renovation, historic preservation, and sustainable engineering, Mr. Oppenheimer is LEED Accredited
(The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).
Nat serves on the Executive Committee of the Salvadori Center, www.salvadori.org, a non-profit organization that uses the built
environment as a motivational tool to teach math and science to at-risk, inner-city students.
Devoted to several facets of engineering education, Nat has taught, since 2000, at the Graduate Schools of Architecture at
Columbia and Princeton Universities. He has been a jury critic in the School of Architecture at Columbia, Princeton, Penn,
Parsons, and Pratt.
He is a member of several professional organizations, e.g., Structural Engineers Association of New York, (SEAoNY), where he
was the Past Director, The American Institute of Steel Construction, (AISC), The American Society of Civil Engineers, (ASCE),
and The Association for Preservation Technology, (APT).
Matt Bussman - Project Engineer at Robert Silman Associates
As a structural engineer at Robert Silman Associates, Mr. Matt Bussman has worked on numerous and diversified projects. Some
of which include the renovation of 3-story 1900 firehouse, the addition of 14 stories to existing 5-story masonry building,
the interior renovations to existing steel-framed structure, the evaluation and repair of water damaged parking garage for a
hospital, and the renovation and expansion to a landmark building, a major museum.
Matt has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Civil Engineering and a Certificate in Architecture from Princeton University
in Princeton, New Jersey. He is a member of The Structural Engineers Association of New York (SEAoNY), Engineers Without
Borders, The American Institute of Steel Construction, (AISC), The American Society of Civil Engineers, (ASCE), and The
International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering, (IABSE).
Linda Shelton - Executive Director, The Joyce Theatre Foundation, Inc
Presently, Linda Shelton is the Executive Director and a Trustee of The Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. Linda served,
previously, as The General Manager of The Joffrey Ballet. She managed tours for The Bolshoi Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet Academy,
1000 Airplanes of the Roof, and Sankai Juku. From 1982 - 1988, Linda held management positions at The Twyla Tharp Dance
Foundation.
A Dancer/USA Board member for over ten years, Ms. Shelton served as Chair from 2000 - 2002 and was also Chair of their 1996
National Roundtable. Linda was appointed Chevalier of France's Order of Arts and Letters in 1999 for her contribution to
furthering the arts.
Ms. Shelton served on panels for The Massachusetts Cultural Council, The National Endowment for the Arts, The New England
Foundation for the Arts' National Dance Project, and The American Masters: Dance.
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Courtesy of Robert Silman Associates
Courtesy of the Joyce Theatre
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