Immigration Ain't Easy
Immigration Ain't Easy provides a variety of perspectives and stories on modern-day U.S. immigration. The show will bring some levity to an often somber subject. Shows include:
- Interviews with people who have attempted, both successfully and unsuccessfully, to navigate a draconian and antiquated system.
- Interviews with immigration lawyers and other experts.
- A weekly review of the wild and ridiculous actions taken by the U.S. government.
Immigration Ain't Easy
Immigration Ain't Easy Ep. 41: Kavan Hazeli, Associate Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona
Kavan Hazeli is an associate professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Arizona, with a joint appointment in the Biomedical Engineering Department and the College of Optical Sciences. An immigrant from Iran, Hazeli received the 2020 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award in 2020.
He joins me to talk about his immigrant story and path to running his own research group. He also discusses the impact of government funding cuts, unfair targeting of foreign students and how it has and will impact critical research. Professor Hazeli's research group is active in designing, characterizing, and optimizing multi-functional materials built by additive manufacturing techniques, focusing on materials performance and failure mechanisms under fatigue, impact, and thermomechanical loading.
Hazeli's research group is developing camera-based technology that integrates advanced 3D imaging, AI, and cloud connectivity to assess human movement and biomechanics. This technology quantifies motion and posture metrics allowing the team to investigate joint functionality, range of motion, and overall posture, delivering actionable performance data for orthopedic specialists, sports medicine, and physical therapy professionals. Additionally, by continuously learning from gait and posture patterns, their work aims to predict fall risk in elderly populations, supporting early intervention and personalized care.