Mario J Molina

Professor of Chemistry at UCSD

is a Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), and was formerly an Institute Professor at MIT. He served on the President's Committee of Advisors in Science and Technology (1994-2000), and on many other advisory boards. Molina has received more than 20 honorary degrees and numerous awards for his scientific work including the Tyler Prize in 1983, the UNEP-Sasakawa Award in 1999, and the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his role in elucidating the threat to the Earth's ozone layer of chlorofluorocarbon gases.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Board Memberships

MIT Energy Initiative MIT's hub for Energy research, education and outreach. Low and zero carbon solutions.

• external advisory board member

National Academy of Medicine The nation turns to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies for science-based advice on matters of biomedical science, medicine, and health.

• Board Member

Union of Concerned Scientists

• Board Member

President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Multi-disciplinary group of experts advising the US President on Science and Technology matters

• Member (past)

ClimateWorks Foundation Influential climate-focused philanthropic foundation funded by the likes of Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, with heavy presence in geoenegineering funding

• Board Member (past)

MacArthur Foundation Major private grant-making foundation; based in Chicago

• Board Member

Positions

University of California San Diego

• Professor of Physical Chemistry

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Institute Professor (past)

Government Positions

Executive Office of the President Review Team Obama-Biden Transition Project

• Team Lead

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

Al Gore Vice President of the United States 1993-2001

• 3 contributions · 2,000 USD ('99→'00)

Democratic National Committee Governing body for the U.S. Democratic Party

• 7 contributions · 1,400 USD ('95→'04)

John Kerry 68th US Secretary of State, Senator from Massachusetts

• 3 contributions · 1,200 USD ('02→'04)

Hillary Clinton US Secretary of State & NY Senator; 2016 Democratic Presidential candidate

• 3 contributions · 750 USD ('99→'00)

Charles A Sanders Retired Chairman & CEO, GlaxoSmithKline

• 1 contribution · 500 USD ('95)

Marta Macias Brown

• 1 contribution · 250 USD ('99)

Ted Kennedy Former US Senator from Massachusetts

• 1 contribution · 250 USD ('04)

Schools

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Public research university in Mexico City, Mexico - the largest university in Latin America

• BS (?→'65)

University of California Berkeley

• PhD (?→'72)