Hard. Inanimate. Unremarkable. Hand Central Washington University senior geology lecturer Nick Zentner a hunk of granite or quartz, though, and he has visions of cataclysmic lava flows ...

ELLENSBURG — For anyone who digs geology, the Pacific Northwest is better than Disneyland, says Nick Zentner. You want mountains? We’ve got more than 60,000 square miles of them. Volcanoes?

Nick Zentner, a geology professor at Central Washington University, has adapted to this new reality by streaming geology lessons live on YouTube, complete with Q&A sessions. “It was just ...

Zentner is known for his public television segment “Nick on the Rocks,” which delve ... Returning to college months later, he took a Geology 101 course to find out more — a decision that ...

The Central Washington University geology instructor is likely familiar to many OPB-TV viewers. His series “Nick on the Rocks” began appearing on OPB in 2019. In the segments, Zentner travels ...

ELLENSBURG, Wash. (AP) - For anyone who digs geology, the Pacific Northwest is better than Disneyland, says Nick Zentner. You want mountains? We’ve got more than 60,000 square miles of them.

According to a press release, Zentner has a masters degree in geology from Idaho State University and has been teaching geology at Central Washington University in Ellensburg since 1992. He also ...

Geology Professor Stacia Gordon took a field trip this summer with popular YouTuber Nick Zentner. Gordon is a collaborator on a National Science Foundation grant with researchers Bob Miller (San Jose ...

Nick Zentner, of the television series “Nick on the Rocks,” will speak in Kennewick on Tuesday. He will discuss the geology of Hells Canyon and the Ringold Formation, answering the question of ...