Mario J. Molina Scientist

Mario José Molina-Pasquel Henríquez (born March 19, 1943 in Mexico City) is a Mexican chemist and one of the most prominent precursors to the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole. He was a co-recipient (along with Paul J. Crutzen and F. Sherwood Rowland) of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his role in elucidating the threat to the Earth's ozone layer of chlorofluorocarbon gases (or CFCs), becoming the first Mexican-born citizen to ever receive a Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Molina is a climate policy adviser to President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Molina-Pasquel Henríquez José Mario (Spanish)
Birth date	March 19, 1943
Birth place	Mexico City , Mexico
Citizenship	Mexico
Education	University of Freiburg University of California Berkeley National Autonomous University of Mexico
Known for	Chlorofluorocarbon Stratosphere

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Scientist

awards	Presidential Medal of Freedom Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement United Nations Environment Programme Heinz Award Nobel Prize in Chemistry NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal Volvo Environment Prize
Field of study	Chemistry