Silas D. Alben

Silas D. Alben
NationalityAmerican
Alma materNew York University
Harvard University
Scientific career
FieldsBiomechanics
Numerical methods
Control theory
InstitutionsGeorgia Institute of Technology
University of Michigan
Doctoral advisorMichael Shelley

Silas D. Alben is an American mathematician. His is Professor of Mathematics and Director of the Applied and Interdisciplinary Mathematics Program at the University of Michigan. His research addresses problems from biology (especially biomechanics) and engineering that can be studied with the tools of applied mathematics and continuum mechanics.