SPANISH HERITAGE MONTH MARIO J MOLINA Spanish heritage

SPANISH HERITAGE MONTH MARIO J. MOLINA Spanish heritage month is a period where we celebrate and give recognition to important people who have contributed in helping our community. I am dedicating this presentation to Mario J. Molina is paved the way not only for chemists but for Mexican-Americans By Aramis Garcia

EARLY LIFE Mario J. Molina was born March 19, 1943 in Mexico City, Mexico to father Roberto Molina and mother Leonor Henriquez. . Mario J. Molina was interested in chemistry at the very young age of 11 and made his own lab in a bathroom at his family home. He went on to study in Mexico at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1965. He than went to study at the University of Freiburg in Germany in 1967. , Finally he traveled to the United States to study at the University of California and graduated in 1972.

CONTRIBUTIO NS Mario Molina was first to discover that chlorofluorocarbons (Chemicals that contain atoms of carbon, chlorine, and fluorine) can destroy the ozone. He is the first Mexican-born person to be awarded a Nobel Prize for his work helping the atmosphere in 1995. In 1989, he began teaching at the “Massachusetts Institute of Technology” and he continued helping the environment.

FAMOU S QUOTE S “I made a decision that it was not enough to just do the science but to also try to do something about directly applying scientific research to society problems. ” “Many Latinos kids should become scientists because we need scientists all over the world from all different backgrounds. We have many tough problems, and we need everybody’s help to solve problems. ” -Mario J. Molina

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