Flouda, Devore Join CHEE Faculty

Cherie Devore is joining CHEE as an assistant professor after working as a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University. She received her Ph.D. in environmental engineering from the University of New Mexico. She is also a member of the UA’s Indigenous Resilience Center.

Devore’s research includes investigating the biogeochemical processes that affect the accumulation of metals and microbial community changes in areas impacted by mining and wildfires.

Paraskevi "Evi" Flouda is joining CHEE as an assistant professor. Flouda received her Ph.D. from Texas A&M and then worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on polymer nanocomposites with unique morphologies and properties for energy storage applications. As portable electronics become increasingly important in our everyday lives, she seeks to bridge the gap between different materials science and chemical engineering fields to meet energy storage and sustainability needs.

“At UA’s CHEE, I found a unique departmental culture,” she said. “It’s a highly supportive and multidisciplinary environment guided by a well-defined vision with great people and dedicated leadership.”