The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1995
Awarded on: 1995-10-11
"for their work in atmospheric chemistry, particularly concerning the formation and decomposition of ozone"
Affiliations:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – Cambridge, MA, USA
Mario J. Molina
Born: 1943-03-19 in Mexico City, Mexico
Gender: male
Field: Mexican chemist (1943–2020)
Biography
Mario José Molina-Pasquel Henríquez 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.