Wen Shen

Wen Shen is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Pennsylvania State University. She specializes in Hyperbolic Conservation Laws, Partial Differential Equations, and Numerical Analysis. Her research focuses on traffic flow models, granular flow, and numerical methods for conservation laws. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Oslo (1998).

Research Interests: Her work spans theoretical and applied aspects of conservation laws, including nonlocal traffic models, erosion dynamics, and polymer flooding systems. She develops numerical methods and analytical frameworks for complex physical systems, emphasizing stability and error estimation.

Recent Research Trends: Recent studies explore microscopic traffic models, nonlocal flux dynamics, and degenerate systems in fluid dynamics. Her work bridges mathematical rigor with practical applications in transportation engineering and geophysics.

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