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Mario Jose Molina- Pasquel Henriquez

Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_Scientist_of_the_Year_Award#2007 http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0922658.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Molina []

[|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_Scientist_of_the_Year_Award#2007]- Award at MOSI
 * Mario Molina received the 2003 MOSI Hispanic scientist of the year award.

[]- What he did
 * Mario Molina was born on March 19, 1943 in Mexico City, Mexico. He got a degree in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley.
 * He researched chlorofluorocarbons, which eliminate toxic wastes and flammability. They are used in refrigerators, spray cans, and cleaning supplies.
 * The CFC production increased a hole in the ozone that let more UV rays through, also increasing the rate of skin cancers and other issues.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">He received the 1995 Noble Peace prize in Chemistry, along with his partner Sherwood Rowland.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[]- life simplified >
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">From a young age he enjoyed researching science and trying experiments
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">He was the first Mexican-born person to receive a Nobel Peace prize in chemistry.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Mario Molina made his unused bathroom at his house into a lab.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">He received an education at the National Autonomous University of Mexico before learning in Germany, and then finally the University of California, Berkeley.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">An asteroid was named after him.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">He has citezenship in both Mexico and the USA.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- life biography


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">He studied in Germany at a boarding school when he was 11
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Britain developed a scan on the ozone thickness.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">People mocked Molina for his crazy idea and his wanting to close down the chlorofluorocarbon factories.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">A Man's Journey to Success

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">People all around the world have tried to do something different. We all have a job to do, an ecological niche. Some people might use that duty to do something great, like finding the cure for cancer, yet others might use their job on Earth to steal or harm. There are many people who have contributed to the technology and scientific studies that we learn today, and I want to focus on one Hispanic man who is trying to make the world better.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Dr. Mario Molina was born March 19, 1943 in Mexico City, Mexico (Mario Molina). From a young age, he enjoyed playing with lab equipment and even made his own personal lab in the bathroom at his house (Mario J. Molina). When he was 11, he went to a boarding school where he learned to speak German- a language that would help him go far in his scientific studies (Mario Molina Bibliography). Many people in his family were well educated but only his aunt was actually a scientist that enthused about the studies that he did. As he grew older, he studied chemical engineering at the Autonomous National University of Mexico. Once he received his degree in chemical engineering he studied in Germany. After his studies he returned to Autonomous National University of Mexico to teach as a professor. Not too long after, he enrolled in the University of California, Berkeley (Mario J. Molina). He joined a research group led by one of his professors, who inspired him to learn about a special chemical. That chemical was chlorofluorocarbons (Mario Molina Bibliography).

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chlorofluorocarbons are commonly used in keeping items cold and in spray cans (Mario Molina). Companies were using the chemical freely, not caring about what it did to the environment. The chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, weren’t made up of toxic elements, so hurting living things wasn’t the problem. The issue was that the CFCs would rise and slowly wear away the ozone in the stratosphere, letting more sunlight come through to the Earth. Sunlight isn’t a bad thing, but too much UV (ultraviolet) light isn’t good for the skin and even caused more skin cancer. Dr. Molina and his team also found out that the CFCs could affect eye sight, immune systems, ocean stability, and agricultural balance (Mario Molina Biography). They knew that they had to do something. Not long after, they published an article about their findings and some people grew alarmed. So much could go wrong! However, when they requested that the production for the chlorofluorocarbons to stop, they were denied. People put what they wanted in front of the things that we need to do.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Some people complained about how crazy he was to want something so successful to stop. People even wrote letters to Congress about his actions, but he kept working. After a few years of hard work, however, a team of British scientists researched the ozone layer and found that Molina’s hypothesis was actually right (Mario Molina Bibliography). CFC production was halted and other chemicals were being studied on how they affected the environment. Other chemicals are now used in place of the chlorofluorocarbons and the ozone recovered. Dr. Molina has been the first Hispanic person to receive a Noble Prize, and got the award in chemistry in 1995 (Mario Molina); has had an asteroid named after him (Mario J. Molina), has also received an award sponsored by MOSI for the Hispanic scientist of the year (Hispanic Scientist of the Year Award), and countless other awards (Mario J. Molina). He continues to learn about the environment around us and how what we do affects it.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Dr. Mario Molina is just one of the many people who are trying to make the world around us a better place. Many people such as Luis Walter Alvarez, Franklin Chang-Diaz, and Severo Ochoa are also working to make an impact on the world and a good influence to the next generation of scientists and engineers. Dr. Mario Molina’s story shows that working for a good cause can be very difficult, but in the end we all come together to help with doing the right thing. Science and technology are two of the most important subjects for the future. Think about what you can do to help the world around you. Anyone can do something to improve our society.


 * Cited Sources:**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">"Hispanic Scientist of the Year Award." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2014. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> [|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_Scientist_of_the_Year_Award#2007].


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I believe that this source is credible because it has all of its information listed and in URLs coming from a museum website, who sponsored the awards.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">"Mario Molina." 2000–2013 Pearson Education, Publishing as Fact Monster, n.d. Web. Apr. 21. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><[]>.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">This site is given as an example by many teachers and it gets its information from approved sources.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">"Mario Molina Biography." -- Academy of Achievement. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2014. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><[]
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">"Mario J. Molina." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Mar. 2014. Web. 28 Apr. 2014. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Molina>.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">This site is credible because it got all of its information from authentic sites. All of the information that I got here matched with other sites.