Dr. Spyros Pavlostathis

Instructor information

• Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 1985
• M.S., Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 1982
• Diploma, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece, 1974

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

• Professor: School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA - August 1999 to present
• Associate Professor: School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA - September 1994 to July 1999
• Assistant Professor: School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA - August 1991 to August 1994
• Assistant Professor: Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY - June 1988 to July 1991
• Project Engineer: Golder Associates, Atlanta, GA - 1987 to 1988
• Research Associate: Wadsworth Center, Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, NY State Department of Health, Albany, NY - 1985 to 1987
• Visiting Assistant Professor: Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - 1984 to 1985
• Instructor: Agricultural Engineering Department, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece - 1976 to 1979

TEACHING INTERESTS

Hazardous Substance Engineering, Microbial Principles in Environmental Engineering, Biological Processes, Biotransformation of Xenobiotic Compounds, Environmental Science & Engineering Laboratory

RESEARCH INTERESTS & EXPERTISE

My research interests include environmental biotechnology and bioprocesses for the bioremediation of contaminated natural systems, the treatment of industrial wastewater, as well as the treatment and utilization of food and agricultural waste and by-products. My recent work has focused on the bioavailability and biotransformation of recalcitrant organic compounds in contaminated natural systems, the biological decolorization and biotransformation of textile dyes, as well as the kinetics and modeling of reductive biotransformation and anaerobic treatment processes. Recent research applications include biological renovation of wastewater in the photoprocessing, pulp-and-paper, and textile industries for the reuse of renovated wastewater as process water, leading to the development of cost-effective sustainable environmental technologies.