Dustin (Dusty) Madison is a gravitational-wave astrophysicist.
Gravitational waves are tiny ripples in the fabric of space that can teach us about some of the most extreme systems in the Universe, like black holes orbiting each other. While gravitational waves can be studied in many ways, Dusty’s efforts have mostly been as a member of NANOGrav, a pulsar timing array using world-class radio telescopes to monitor the precise clock-like behavior of pulsars as they float about in a churning sea of gravitational waves. Finding creative ways to enable pulsar timing array science and gravitational-wave science more generally are Dusty’s main research goals.
Outside of research, Dusty loves teaching physics classes. He hopes to help students see the amazing ways that the study of physics can enrich their lives.