Reika Yokochi

Reika Yokochi (横地玲果, born November 9, 1975 in Saga, Kyushu Prefecture, Japan; died on February 17, 2024 in Chicago, USA) was a Japanese geochemist who worked on the origin and geological behavior of volatile elements. She held the position of Research Professor in the Department of the Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago. Yokochi led a laboratory specializing in the purification and analysis of noble gases for dating and tracing water circulation within Earth's crust. Provided by Wikipedia