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Kazushige Yokoyama is a professor in Organic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry at Geneseo - The State University of New York. Founded in 1871, Geneseo is one of the leading public liberal arts colleges in the United States.
In the fall of 2022, Professor Yokoyama was in Germany for a professional conference and made a special side trip to Brannenburg to meet one of his former students. Paul Weismann attended lectures of Professor Yokoyama during his chemistry studies in the United States (2000-2004) and was still fondly remembered by him. Finally, Professor Yokoyama himself had successfully nominated Paul Weismann for the "Chancellor`s Award for Student Excellence" in 2004. This award recognizes students who have best demonstrated that they combine academic excellence with leadership, sports, professional achievement, community service, or creative and performing arts.
Paul Weismann was (as the only European on the team) captain of the college ice hockey team from 2002-2004.
On both sides the reunion joy was great and there was plenty to talk about old times and the latest developments in the OELCHECK lab.
