Alexandre Yokochi

Alexandre Yokochi

Personal information
Full name	Alexandre Felske Tadayuke Yokochi
Nationality	Portugal
Born	(1965-02-13) February 13, 1965 Lisbon, Portugal
Height
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	Benfica
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Portugal European Championships (LC) 1985 Sofia 200 m breaststroke Summer Universiade 1987 Zagreb 200 m breaststroke 1985 Kobe 200 m breaststroke

Alexandre Felske Tadayuki Yokochi (born 13 February 1965) is a former Portuguese swimmer and current professor of chemical engineering at Oregon State University.

Swimmer

Born in Lisbon, Portugal, Alexandre Yokochi was a breaststroke swimmer who broke many Portuguese swimming records. One of his most famous achievements was when he broke both the 100 m and 200 m. He competed in many international competitions such as the European Championships and Olympics whilst representing S.L. Benfica. His 100 m and 200 m records remain unbeaten in the Iberian Peninsula. He was trained by his father, Dr. Shintaro Yokochi, who was the S.L. Benfica Head Coach and Portuguese National Team Head Coach. Dr. Alex Yokochi now resides in USA as a teacher in Oregon State University.

Professor

Professor Yokochi received an M.S. in 1992 from Southern Illinois University Carbondale under the direction of Prof. Conrad C. Hickley and his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in 1997 under the direction of F. Albert Cotton. After the completion of his degree, he joined the chemistry faculty at Oregon State University where he was a research professor working in the area of chemical crystallography. Since 2004 he has been with the School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University.

Professor Yokochi's current research focuses primarily on problems encompassing advanced functional materials and energy problems including the development of nanocomposite materials, the thermochemical production of hydrogen, the storage of renewable energy using flow batteries, and the development of methodology to avoid biofouling on devices deployed in the ocean.

Awards

• European Vice Champion
• Olympics Finalist 7th and 9th and a B Final Champion
• Latin Champion
• World Championship Finalist
• Record Breaker of the Iberian Peninsula
• Olympic Medal Nobre Guedes
• University of Kobe Vice Champion
• Portuguese National Champion
• EEC European Champions Clubs Cup: 1990