Mario Molina

Mario José Molina-Pasquel Henríquez (19 March 1943 – 7 October 2020) was a Mexican physical chemist. He played a pivotal role in the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole, and was a co-recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his role in discovering the threat to the Earth's ozone layer from chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) gases. He was the first Mexican-born scientist to receive a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the third Mexican-born person to receive a Nobel prize.

In his career, Molina held research and teaching positions at University of California, Irvine, California Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California, San Diego, and the Center for Atmospheric Sciences at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Molina was also Director of the Mario Molina Center for Energy and Environment in Mexico City. Molina was a climate policy advisor to the President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto.

Awards: Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal, Willard Gibbs Award, Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, Volvo Environment Prize, Max Planck Research Award, Fellow of the American Physical Society, Knight of the Legion of Honour Education: National Autonomous University of Mexico, University of California, Berkeley, University of Freiburg

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