Nick Zentner M.S. Idaho State University (1989) B.S. University of Wisconsin (1986) Scientific Instructional Technician office 509.963.2828 Lind Hall room 108C nick@geology.cwu.edu

Nick is a major presence in the lives of our CWU Geology students. He is an academic advisor to most of our geology undergraduates and he mentors quality geology lab instruction with our graduate students. Each academic quarter, Nick teaches a popular Geology of National Parks course to non-science students and leads sections of Academic Advising Seminar to incoming freshmen. For two weeks each September, Nick and Charlie Rubin teach a required geology major course Introduction to Geologic Field Methods in Owens Valley, California. Nick is the president of the Ice Age Flood Institute's Ellensburg Chapter and is also the host of the local television show "Central Rocks".

Nick's wife, Liz Zentner, teaches 6th grade science at Morgan Middle School in Ellensburg. The Zentners have three boys - Max (17), Sam (15), and Jack (13).