Boone joins Rieke Metals with a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Nebraska Lincoln. Boone received training in classical organic synthesis and gained experience in the fields of surface chemistry, electrochemistry, medicinal chemistry and chemical biology during target-oriented synthesis of various cyclobutyl fatty acids, redox indicators, and 1,2,4,5-tetrazines. He also developed methodologies for controlled decomposition of organic peroxides using visible light initiated photoredox chemistry and monitored reaction pathways through use of a newly designed alkoxy radical clock.