Nick Strobel

Professor, Astronomy/Physics; Planetarium Director

Biography

About Nick

Dr. Nick Strobel is a Professor of Astronomy and the Director of the William M Thomas Planetarium. He has taught at Bakersfield College since January 1996. He is the author of the free online textbook Astronomy Notes and writes the Bakersfield Night Sky column for the local newspaper, The Californian, which is archived on the Planetarium’s website. You can find out more about Dr. Strobel and the classes he teaches on his homepage.

Degrees

  • B.S., University of Arizona
  • M.S., Ph.D., University of Washington