David Boston is the Director of R&D Operations and employee #1 at New Iridium. His wide-ranging experience and versatile skillsets are critical for scaling our photoreactors and product separation/ purification equipment, supporting internal project teams, and maintaining key experimental and analytical instruments. David received his PhD in inorganic chemistry from the University of Texas at Arlington with focus on photocatalytic CO2 conversion and a BSc in chemistry from Iowa State University. Prior to New Iridium, he was a postdoctoral fellow with the Institute for Cannabis Research at Colorado State University of Pueblo. David’s hobbies include hunting, fishing, and photography.