Mario J. Molina

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Mario J. Molina was a Mexican chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering research on the threat to the ozone layer from chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) gases.

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instanceOf Nobel laureate
chemist
environmentalist
human
almaMater National Autonomous University of Mexico
University of California, Berkeley
University of Freiburg
linked to: Freiburg University
awardReceived Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
causeOfDeath heart attack
coAuthor Frank Sherwood Rowland
contributedTo scientific basis for the Montreal Protocol
countryOfCitizenship Mexico
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1943-03-19
dateOfDeath 2020-10-07
degree PhD in physical chemistry
employer Mario Molina Center for Strategic Studies in Energy and the Environment
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of California, Irvine
University of California, San Diego
familyName Molina
fieldOfWork atmospheric chemistry
chemistry
environmental science
fullName Mario José Molina-Pasquel Henríquez
linked to: Mario J. Molina
gender male
givenName Mario
linked to: Mário
influenced international policy on ozone-depleting substances
knownFor identifying threat to the ozone layer from CFC gases
research on chlorofluorocarbons and ozone layer depletion
languageSpoken English
Spanish
memberOf Mexican Academy of Sciences
National Academy of Sciences of the United States
Pontifical Academy of Sciences
nationality Mexican
NobelPrizeCategory Chemistry
NobelPrizeYear 1995
notableWork 1974 paper on CFCs and stratospheric ozone depletion
placeOfBirth Mexico City
placeOfDeath Mexico City
positionHeld professor of chemistry
research scientist
receivedPresidentialMedalOfFreedomYear 2013
residence Mexico City
United States of America
sharedNobelPrizeWith Frank Sherwood Rowland
Paul J. Crutzen

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National Autonomous University of Mexico notableAlumni Mario Molina
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Paul J. Crutzen sharedNobelPrizeWith Mario J. Molina
Paul J. Crutzen sharedNobelPrizeWith F. Sherwood Rowland
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Molina hasNotableBearer Mario José Molina
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William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement notableRecipient Mario Molina
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Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest hasAwarded Mario Molina
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Mario J. Molina fullName Mario José Molina-Pasquel Henríquez
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Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts notableRecipient Mario Molina
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