Mats Sandberg

Mats Sandberg is a Senior Professor at Gävle University, specializing in energy systems and environmental engineering. His research focuses on indoor and urban environmental dynamics, particularly natural ventilation, airflow patterns in urban settings, and energy conservation in historical buildings. He employs advanced experimental methods such as wind tunnel testing, particle image velocimetry (PIV), and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to study ventilation efficiency, pollutant dispersion, and thermal plume behavior.

His work integrates interdisciplinary approaches, addressing challenges like urban morphology impacts on air quality, building ventilation design, and sustainable energy solutions. Key projects include the development of the FAST-AIR tracer-gas system for indoor air quality assessment and studies on net escape velocity metrics for contaminant removal. Sandberg’s research also explores urban heat island mitigation strategies and the interplay between building geometry and airflow dynamics.

Recent studies emphasize wind-driven ventilation, thermal plume interactions in urban clusters, and the application of scaled models for airflow simulation. His findings contribute to improving indoor environmental quality, energy efficiency in buildings, and urban sustainability.