Biography
Wouter Mostert earned his PhD at the University of Queensland in 2015, on the topic of hydrodynamic stability of magnetohydrodynamic implosions, with application to inertial fusion energy, and in the propagation of shock waves. As a postdoc, he continued in this work at Caltech, before moving to study breaking ocean waves at Princeton University. He continued with this research as an Assistant Professor at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, before joining Oxford in the Environmental Fluid Mechanics group.
Research Interests
Wouter Mostert has interests in fluid mechanics, namely in air-sea interaction and flux of mass, momentum and energy primarily due to wave breaking, along with the associated dynamics of bubbles and droplets, which play a large role in these kinds of problems. He is further interested in the effects of ocean wave systems on sediment and pollutant transport, along with better understanding wave loadings on civil infrastructure.
His current interests are in understanding energy, bubble and droplet statistics in plunging breakers; in wind-driven spume generation processes in ocean waves; in the dissipative properties of shallow-water breakers and coastal wave systems; and the combined effects of wind, waves and storm surge on coastal infrastructure.
Research Groups
Most Recent Publications
Estimating superharmonic bound waves with the variable wavenumber approximation
Liu X, Tang T, Taylor P, Mostert W & Adcock T (2026)
BibTeX
@inproceedings{estimatingsuper-2026/4,
title={Estimating superharmonic bound waves with the variable wavenumber approximation},
author={Liu X, Tang T, Taylor P, Mostert W & Adcock T},
booktitle={41st International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies (IWWWFB 2026)},
year = "2026"
}
Applying direct numerical simulations to investigate wave forcing against a vertical wall
Boswell H, Han FD, Savant G, Yan G & Mostert W (2026), Applied Ocean Research, 168, 104985-104985
BibTeX
@article{applyingdirectn-2026/3,
title={Applying direct numerical simulations to investigate wave forcing against a vertical wall},
author={Boswell H, Han FD, Savant G, Yan G & Mostert W},
journal={Applied Ocean Research},
volume={168},
number={104985},
pages={104985-104985},
publisher={Elsevier BV},
year = "2026"
}
Numerical simulations of simultaneous pair-drop impacts and their energetics
Zhang Z, Castrejon-Pita AA & Mostert W (2026)
BibTeX
@misc{numericalsimula-2026/1,
title={Numerical simulations of simultaneous pair-drop impacts and their energetics},
author={Zhang Z, Castrejon-Pita AA & Mostert W},
year = "2026"
}
Energetics analysis of solitary waves using a multi-layer model
Boswell H, Han D, Yan G & Mostert W (2025), Coastal Engineering: An International Journal for Coastal, Harbour and Offshore Engineers, 203
BibTeX
@article{energeticsanaly-2025/8,
title={Energetics analysis of solitary waves using a multi-layer model},
author={Boswell H, Han D, Yan G & Mostert W},
journal={Coastal Engineering: An International Journal for Coastal, Harbour and Offshore Engineers},
volume={203},
number={104868},
publisher={Elsevier},
year = "2025"
}
Phase manipulation to analyse different types of non-linearity using water waves as a case study
Liu X, Tang T, Mostert W & Adcock T (2025), Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 481(2313)
BibTeX
@article{phasemanipulati-2025/5,
title={Phase manipulation to analyse different types of non-linearity using water waves as a case study},
author={Liu X, Tang T, Mostert W & Adcock T},
journal={Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences},
volume={481},
number={20240831},
publisher={Royal Society},
year = "2025"
}
A numerical investigation into the interaction between rain and water waves
Bergin C, Mostert W, Pakrashi V & Dias F (2025), Computers & Fluids, 289, 106534-106534
BibTeX
@article{anumericalinves-2025/3,
title={A numerical investigation into the interaction between rain and water waves},
author={Bergin C, Mostert W, Pakrashi V & Dias F},
journal={Computers & Fluids},
volume={289},
pages={106534-106534},
publisher={Elsevier},
year = "2025"
}
Droplet bag formation in turbulent airflows
Tang K, Adcock T & Mostert W (2025), Physical Review Fluids, 10(3)
BibTeX
@article{dropletbagforma-2025/3,
title={Droplet bag formation in turbulent airflows},
author={Tang K, Adcock T & Mostert W},
journal={Physical Review Fluids},
volume={10},
number={033604},
publisher={American Physical Society},
year = "2025"
}
Modelling wind-induced changes to overturning wave shape
Feddersen F, Hanson K, Mostert W & Fincham A (2024), Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1000
BibTeX
@article{modellingwindin-2024/12,
title={Modelling wind-induced changes to overturning wave shape},
author={Feddersen F, Hanson K, Mostert W & Fincham A},
journal={Journal of Fluid Mechanics},
volume={1000},
number={A48},
publisher={Cambridge University Press (CUP)},
year = "2024"
}
A robust estimation of the response of floating wind turbines through piecewise linearization
Meng J, Mostert W & Chatzis MN (2024), Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2647(11)
BibTeX
@inproceedings{arobustestimati-2024/6,
title={A robust estimation of the response of floating wind turbines through piecewise linearization},
author={Meng J, Mostert W & Chatzis MN},
year = "2024"
}
Fragmentation of colliding liquid rims
Tang K, Adcock T & Mostert W (2024), Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 987
BibTeX
@article{fragmentationof-2024/5,
title={Fragmentation of colliding liquid rims},
author={Tang K, Adcock T & Mostert W},
journal={Journal of Fluid Mechanics},
volume={987},
number={A18},
publisher={Cambridge University Press},
year = "2024"
}
Bag film breakup of droplets in uniform airflows
Tang K, Adcock T & Mostert W (2023), Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 970
BibTeX
@article{bagfilmbreakupo-2023/8,
title={Bag film breakup of droplets in uniform airflows},
author={Tang K, Adcock T & Mostert W},
journal={Journal of Fluid Mechanics},
volume={970},
number={A9},
publisher={Cambridge University Press},
year = "2023"
}
Characterizing energy dissipation of shallow-water wave breaking in a storm surge
Boswell H, Yan G & Mostert W (2023), Physical Review Fluids, 8
BibTeX
@article{characterizinge-2023/5,
title={Characterizing energy dissipation of shallow-water wave breaking in a storm surge},
author={Boswell H, Yan G & Mostert W},
journal={Physical Review Fluids},
volume={8},
number={054801},
publisher={American Physical Society},
year = "2023"
}
Drop deformation dynamics and fragment characteristics in the bag-breakup regime
Tang K, Adcock TAA & Mostert W (2022)
BibTeX
@inproceedings{dropdeformation-2022/12,
title={Drop deformation dynamics and fragment characteristics in the bag-breakup regime},
author={Tang K, Adcock TAA & Mostert W},
booktitle={23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC 2023)},
year = "2022"
}
Capillary driven fragmentation of large gas bubbles in turbulence
Riviere A, Ruth DJ, Mostert W, Deike L & Perrard S (2022), Physical Review Fluids, 7(8)
BibTeX
@article{capillarydriven-2022/8,
title={Capillary driven fragmentation of large gas bubbles in turbulence},
author={Riviere A, Ruth DJ, Mostert W, Deike L & Perrard S},
journal={Physical Review Fluids},
volume={7},
number={83602},
publisher={American Physical Society},
year = "2022"
}
High-resolution direct simulation of deep water breaking waves: transition to turbulence, bubbles and droplets production
Mostert W, Popinet S & Deike L (2022), Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 942
BibTeX
@article{highresolutiond-2022/7,
title={High-resolution direct simulation of deep water breaking waves: transition to turbulence, bubbles and droplets production},
author={Mostert W, Popinet S & Deike L},
journal={Journal of Fluid Mechanics},
volume={942},
number={A27},
publisher={Cambridge University Press (CUP)},
year = "2022"
}
