Biography
Professor Ton van den Bremer holds an MEng in Civil Engineering from Imperial College London (2009) and MPhil in Economics (2011) as well as a DPhil in Engineering Science (2015) from the University of Oxford.
From 2015-2017, he was a Chancellor's Fellow in Geophysical Fluid Mechanics at the University of Edinburgh. Ton presently hold a Visiting Professorship at the University of Edinburgh.
Most Recent Publications
Propagation and overturning of three-dimensional Boussinesq wavepackets with rotation
Gervais AD et al. (2021), Physical Review Fluids, 6
Surface wavepackets subject to an abrupt depth change. Part II: experimental analysis
Li Y et al. (2021), Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 915
A mechanism for the increased wave-induced drift of floating marine litter
Calvert R et al. (2021), Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 915
Spatial evolution of the kurtosis of steep unidirectional random waves
Tang T et al. (2020), Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 908
Linearization of the wave spectrum: A comparison of methods
Barratt D et al. (2020), ASME 2020 39th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering
Research Interests
Ton's research interests are in geophysical fluid mechanics, understanding the role of nonlinearity in oceanic and atmospheric gravity waves. For his Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship, he is examining the role of waves in the transport and spreading of plastic pollution in the ocean.
Ton is also interested in stochastic processes, applied to the economics of natural resources and climate.
Research Groups
Most Recent Publications
Propagation and overturning of three-dimensional Boussinesq wavepackets with rotation
Gervais AD et al. (2021), Physical Review Fluids, 6
Surface wavepackets subject to an abrupt depth change. Part II: experimental analysis
Li Y et al. (2021), Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 915
A mechanism for the increased wave-induced drift of floating marine litter
Calvert R et al. (2021), Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 915
Spatial evolution of the kurtosis of steep unidirectional random waves
Tang T et al. (2020), Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 908
Linearization of the wave spectrum: A comparison of methods
Barratt D et al. (2020), ASME 2020 39th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering
DPhil Opportunities
I am currently open to supervising DPhil candidates with an interest in my area of work. Please contact me to discuss your proposal.
Most Recent Publications
Propagation and overturning of three-dimensional Boussinesq wavepackets with rotation
Gervais AD et al. (2021), Physical Review Fluids, 6
Surface wavepackets subject to an abrupt depth change. Part II: experimental analysis
Li Y et al. (2021), Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 915
A mechanism for the increased wave-induced drift of floating marine litter
Calvert R et al. (2021), Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 915
Spatial evolution of the kurtosis of steep unidirectional random waves
Tang T et al. (2020), Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 908
Linearization of the wave spectrum: A comparison of methods
Barratt D et al. (2020), ASME 2020 39th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering
