About Me
I am a Ph.D. candidate in Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Riverside, working in observational extragalactic astronomy. Since childhood, I have been interested in drawing, motorsport racing, and astronomy. In high school, I was introduced to the Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad, which became one of the most exciting and meaningful experiences of my life. After achieving notable success in that field, I initially decided to study mechanical engineering, hoping one day to design cars. During my undergraduate studies, however, I had an accident and underwent ACL surgery. While I was in the hospital, I realized that health is more important than driving a Ferrari. This experience changed the way I thought about my future, and I shifted my interests from automotive engineering toward biomedical engineering. After two years, I realized that although I deeply respected the field, I did not feel emotionally prepared to work closely with patients. Eventually, I returned to the field in which I had already found both passion and talent: physics and astrophysics. I felt that this path would allow me to contribute to science and, in a broader sense, to humanity. Since then, I have continued studying and teaching physics and astronomy with a stronger sense of purpose. These days, my main research interest is studying the evolution of galaxies.
Contact Details
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of California, Riverside
Pierce Hall 2137
aliakbar.kavei@ut.ac.ir
