Dr. Vitor Lavor
Postdoctoral Research Assistant for Urban Micrometeology
Research Interests:
- Micrometeorology
- Land Surface Modelling
- Urban Climate
- Boundary Layer Meteorology
- Airborne Infection Risk
- Pollutant Dispersion
- Agent-based Models
Research Projects:
Links:
Centaur Publications
2026
Lavor, V. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9346-7694, Coceal, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0705-6755, Grimmond, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415, Hertwig, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2483-2675, Paskin, M., Nakao, K., Deng, Q. and Luo, Z. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2082-3958
(2026)
Influence of urban form, weather and population on outdoor airborne infection risk: implications in Greater London for SARS-CoV-2.
Environmental Science & Technology.
ISSN 0013-936X
doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6c02655
(In Press)
Lavor, V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9346-7694
(2026)
Modelling airborne infection risk in urban environments.
PhD thesis, University of Reading.
doi: 10.48683/1926.00130950
2025
Lavor, V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9346-7694, Wei, J., Coceal, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0705-6755, Grimmond, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415 and Luo, Z. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2082-3958
(2025)
Quanta emission rate during speaking and coughing mediated by indoor temperature and humidity.
Environment international, 198.
109379.
ISSN 1873-6750
doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109379
2023
Lavor, V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9346-7694, Coceal, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0705-6755, Grimmond, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415, Hang, J. and Luo, Z. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2082-3958
(2023)
Possible high COVID-19 airborne infection risk in deep and poorly ventilated 2D street canyons.
Building Simulation, 16 (9).
pp. 1617-1628.
ISSN 1996-8744
doi: 10.1007/s12273-023-1037-x
Last update: 29th October 2026
