The Petroleum (Health Sciences) Building
Completed in 1954, the Petroleum Building once provided space for the Petroleum Engineering, Physics, and Applied Mechanics departments. A original unique feature of this building was the “open well” that extended from the basement to the ceiling of the top floor. The well was built to allow petroleum students to study fluid flow under actual oil well conditions. This feature was removed during later renovations to allow for more classroom space. In 2009, the Petroleum Engineering Department moved into the Natural Resources Building, and the historical Petroleum Building became the Health Sciences Building (HSB).
In January 2012, the Montana Tech Nursing program moved from the South Campus into the HSB. The HSB houses simulated laboratories and hospital rooms, and is equipped with an elevator, meeting current accessibility codes. Nursing students have access to new observation labs where they will work with two state-of-the-art, life-size training mannequins designed to simulate adult and infant patient care.
