Natalia Lastovets

Natalia Lastovets is a Postdoctoral Researcher specializing in Civil Engineering with a focus on indoor air quality, ventilation systems, and infection risk management. Her research addresses critical challenges in building energy renovation, healthcare facility design, and airborne pathogen transmission mitigation.

Key research areas include the optimization of ventilation systems in hospitals and daycare centers, the impact of filtration and air cleaning technologies on infection rates, and the development of predictive models for indoor airflow dynamics. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to affordable and clean energy (SDG7) and good health and well-being (SDG3).

Natalia has collaborated with institutions on studies involving particle concentration monitoring in mechanically ventilated patient rooms, risk management strategies in building renovations, and thermal comfort modeling in office environments. Her research outputs bridge fundamental engineering principles with practical applications in healthcare infrastructure and sustainable building practices.