The Stathatou Lab is dedicated to advancing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Techno-economic Assessment (TEA) frameworks to accelerate decarbonization across various fields, including (1) transportation and alternative energy sources, (2) sustainably-sourced materials and chemicals, and (3) water and wastewater treatment targeting contaminants of emerging concern. By developing standardized, holistic, and measurement-informed LCAs and TEAs, relying on experimentally collected emissions data, the Stathatou Lab enables multi-faceted assessments of emerging systems, nascent products, processes and supply chains, fostering sustainable transitions and supporting informed decision-making.

Patricia Stathatou, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department at Georgia Tech. Her research, which focuses on developing and assessing sustainable water and energy systems, has been featured in news outlets such as Forbes, and WSB-TV. Dr. Stathatou is an expert on LCA and TEA, combining modeling with hands-on, experimental capabilities, bridging environmental systems design with field and lab data collection through measurements. In parallel, she is engaged in bioremediation using microbial cells to remove emerging contaminants from drinking water and recover critical materials. Furthermore, Dr. Stathatou, has been contributing to the development of LCA guidelines for marine fuels as part of the relevant International Maritime Organization's Correspondence Group.

Prof. Stathatou received her B.S./M.S. in Civil Engineering and her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece (NTUA). She conducted her postdoctoral research at the MIT Center for Bits & Atoms after winning the Bodossaki Postdoctoral Scholarship, where she was leading sustainability related research and activities including environmental remediation, sustainable energy sources and biomaterials.