
Dr Alexander Edwards
BSc, MSc, PhD
Expertise
I use mathematical modelling and airflow simulations to assess airborne transmission and infection risk in indoor environments.
Current positions
Lecturer in Aerosol Science
School of Chemistry
Contact
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Biography
Research interests
My current research interests include modelling airborne disease transmission and associated infection risk in indoor environments. I use a combination of mathematical models and airflow simulations to develop new modelling techniques that better consider features such as transient behaviour and multi-zone environments. I am particularly interested in the application of these models to healthcare settings.
My broader research interests include disease transmission, indoor air quality, ventilation, mathematical biology and epidemiology, and fluid dynamics.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Research Development International Collaboration Award
Principal Investigator
Description
This project was awarded funds from the Research Development International Collaboration Awards (Career Development Call) to undertake a research visit to VTT Technical Research Centre, Finland, to explore research collaboration…Managing organisational unit
School of ChemistryDates
13/07/2026 to 17/07/2026
Publications
Selected publications
02/09/2024The Wells–Riley model revisited
Risk Analysis
Assessing the effects of transient weather conditions on airborne transmission risk in naturally ventilated hospitals
Journal of Hospital Infection
A mathematical model for assessing transient airborne infection risks in a multi-zone hospital ward
Building and Environment
Environmental data monitoring and infection risks in UK care-homes in the context of COVID-19
Building and Environment
Recent publications
01/03/2026The role of natural ventilation in long-range airborne transmission in a hospital respiratory ward
Indoor Environments
The Wells–Riley Model Revisited II
Risk Analysis
The effect of the ventilation rate on exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in a room with mixing ventilation
Indoor Environments
Assessing the effects of transient weather conditions on airborne transmission risk in naturally ventilated hospitals
Journal of Hospital Infection
Environmental data monitoring and infection risks in UK care-homes in the context of COVID-19
Building and Environment