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Captain Matthias Born

Instructor

Department of Chemistry

Capt Born
Contact Information

(719) 333-6064

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Bio

Captain Matthias Born is a Chemistry Instructor within the Department of Chemistry at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado.

Capt Born commissioned in 2013 as an ROTC graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder Detachment 105 while attending the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, earning his Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. He later earned his Master’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Florida, with an emphasis in Analytical Chemistry. Capt Born was a rocket propellent chemist while assigned to the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Aerospace Systems Directorate, Rocket Propellent Branch, and was an instructor of science while assigned to the Air Force Academy Preparatory School. Prior to his current position, he served as a deputy branch chief in the Environmental Modeling and Simulation Flight, 24th Analysis Squadron, Air Force Technical Applications Center.

Education

Master of Science, Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (2019)

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO (2013)

Professional Experience

Instructor of Chemistry, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado (2022-Present)

Deputy Branch Chief, 24th Analysis Squadron, Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick SFB, FL (2019-2022)

AFIT Master’s Student, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (2018-2019)

Course Director and Instructor of Science, USAF Academy Preparatory School, USAF Academy, CO (2016-2018)

Instructor of Science, USAF Academy Preparatory School, USAF Academy, CO (2015-2016)

Rocket Propellent Chemist, Air Force Research Laboratory, Edwards AFB, CA (2013-2015)

Honors & Awards

Air Force Commendation Medal

Air Force Achievement Medal

Research and Scholarly Interests

Imaging Mass Spectrometry

Lipidomics

Ion-Electron Interactions

Publications

Born, Matthias-Erich N.; Prentice, Boone M. Structural Elucidation of Phosphatidylcholines from Tissue Using Electron Induced Dissociation. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry 2020, 452, 1-12.