KUCI: UCI Conversations

Russell Turner - UCI Men’s Basketball Head Coach..................................(first broadcast 10-26-2022)

UCI Men’s Basketball Head Coach Russ Turner speaks about the upcoming 2022-23 season and the potential of his young team. But first he talks about growing up in a small town in Virginia and loving all sports. Through hard work and perseverance he created opportunities to coach at the high school, college and NBA level. Thirteen years ago he came to UCI and has been a “game changer” ever since. Listen to this interview and see why...

David MacMillan - 2021 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry...............................(first broadcast 10-12-2022)

It has been a year like no other. With the recent announcement of the 2022 Nobel winners, the warp speed life of Sir David of Bellshill may get a little bit back to normal...but never quite return to the way it was. Listen in to this exclusive interview as he recounts many of the highlights of his momentous year as the 2021 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry--Zot! Zot! Zot!

Kevin Demoff - LA Rams COO...............................................................(first broadcast 8-10-2022)

The LA Rams concluded their 2022 UCI Training Camp today, but not before Rams COO Kevin Demoff sat down for an up-close and personal look at his life, his career and last year’s amazing SUPER BOWL run... bottom line is his career was made up of incremental steps that he had no idea where it would lead...in Kevin’s case he ends up holding the Super Bowl trophy...WOW :)

Les Snead - LA Rams GM (training camp)...............................................(first broadcast 8-03-2022)

Los Angeles RAMS General Manager Les Snead talks about his life, his football road and the SUPER BOWL...remarkable insights and stories! His SUPER BOWL winning team is here for their annual pre-season training camp from July 29-August 10. Go to www.therams/trainingcamp for free tickets. Don’t miss this great interview!

Paul Hope -Senior Assoc A.D - LA Rams Training Camp............................(first broadcast 7-27-2022)

Senior Associate Athletic Director of Facilities & Operations Paul Hope has 40-years of experience at UCI. He loves athletics, his colleague/friends and our great institution. Tune-in for a ‘behind the scenes’ tour through time...Bren Center, Anteater Baseball Field, the Santora Elite Fitness Center and much more...AND a touching Kobe story. July/Aug is super busy when you have the Super Bowl Champ LA RAMS here for training camp! Free reservations can be made at www.therams.com/trainingcamp DON’T MISS IT!

Jaime ’Halo’ Esquivel-SURF Engineering Grad Student..............................(broadcast LIVE 7-06-2022)

DACA Grad Student Jaime ‘Halo’ Esquivel is working in the Reinkensmeyer Engineering Lab for 8 weeks as part of the ‘Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship’(S.U.R.F.) at UCI. Getting here has not been an easy road, but if you listen you will hear his footsteps to success thru perseverance, dedication and hard work. Combined with gratitude, desire and learning from his mistakes. He’s a winner on the move...!

Mike Sullivan-Women’s Rowing Coach....................................................(first broadcast 6-29-2022)

Women’s Crew Rowing Coach Mike Sullivan loves the feel of a boat gliding through the water and the team effort it takes. He rowed for UCI from 1970-74 with great success and never strayed far from the sport during his computer career at Stanford. After retiring, in September 2020 he returned to the back bay UCI boathouse to coach and body surf. He enthusiastically proclaims, “it’s been FANTASTIC”! The endless summer continues...listen in to this highly entertaining and informative interview...

Andrew Noymer - Public Health/Pandemic Expert LIVE.............................(first broadcast 6-22-2022)

Nobel Laureate David MacMillan & Wife (Dr. Jean Kim).............................(first broadcast 6-01-2022)

Last week, Nobel Laureate David MacMillan’96 and his wife chemistry PhD Jean Kim returned to UCI for the first time since his Nobel award was announced. He participated in a series of lectures, Q&A’s and celebrations. Listen in to get a peek at what it is like to win a Nobel prize. The couple is embracing it, having the time of their lives and also looking forward to the new Nobel winners being announced in October. We also explore just what is “asymmetric organocatalysis”, which was recognized with the Nobel...and much, much more! Zot! Zot! Zot!

David MacMillan-2021 Nobel Laureate Chemistry.............................(encore re-broadcast 5-25-2022)

Nobel Laureate in Chemistry David MacMillan’96 returns to UCI this week, for the first time since winning the Nobel Prize (October 2021). Listen to this re-broadcast of his exclusive KUCI interview soon after the award was first announced. Get to know this Nobel Prize winner up close and personal in this revealing, honest, and humorous exchange...WOW! WOW! WOW!