In this interview, Joseph Simon, a postdoctoral researcher at CU Boulder's Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences and a member of the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav), discusses NANOGrav's search for the signal generated by gravitational waves. Simon goes over how he got started with NANOGrav, NANOGrav's research process, what could be causing these gravitational waves, and more.

Originally broadcast on February 8, 2021.
Interview by News Director John Boughey.