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Molina was born in Mexico City, son of Roberto Molina Pasquel, a lawyer, and Leonor Henriquez de Molina.
Molina earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering at the Universidad Autonoma de Mexico , Mexico in 1965, a postgraduate degree from the University of Freiburg, West GermanyWest Germany was the informal but almost universally used name for the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 until 1990, during which years the Federal Republic did not yet include the eastern part of Germany. Since the German reunification of 1990, the F in 1967Events January January 4 British motorboat racer Donald Campbell dies while attempting a water speed record in Coniston Lake. January 4 Algerian revolutionary Mohammed Khider is shot in Madrid. January 6 Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch " Operatio and a doctoral degree in physical chemistryPhysical chemistry is the study of the physical basis of chemical systems and processes. Modern physical chemistry is firmly grounded upon physics. Important areas of study include chemical thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, quantum chemistry, statistical from UC Berkeley, CaliforniaCalifornia is a state located in the western United States, bordering the Pacific Ocean. The most populous and third largest state in the U. California is both physically and demographically diverse. The state's official nickname is "The Golden State", wh in 19721972 is a leap year starting on Saturday (click link for calendar). Events January events January 2 the Pierre Hotel Heist Six men rob the safety deposit boxes of the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Loot is at least $4 million January 5 President of the Un. In 19741974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 4 Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped, as a postdoctoral researcher at UC Irvine, he coauthored a paper that detailed their research on the threat of CFCs on the ozone layer in the stratosphere. At the time, CFCs where widely used as chemical propellants and refrigerants. This research played a substantial role is the worldwide elimination of CFCs from aerosol cans and refrigerators, and it is for this work that he later shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
In July 1973, Molina married Luisa Tan, who he met while working in Berkeley.
Between 1974 and 2004 he variously held research and teaching posts at UC Irvine, the Universidad National Autonoma de Mexico , and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Caltech, and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. On July 1, 2004 Molina joins the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCSD and the Center for Atmospheric Sciences at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Molina is a member of the Pontifical Academy of Science , the National Academy of Sciences, and the Institute of Medicine. He serves on the boards of several environmental organizations, and also sits on a number of scientific committees including the U.S. President's Committee of Advisors in Science and Technology .