Barton H. Warnock Science Building

Constructed in 1959 and opened in 1960, the Science Building at Sul Ross State University was renamed the Barton H. Warnock Science Building in 1979, in honor of Professor Emeritus Barton Warnock, who was a member of the Sul Ross faculty from 1946 to 1979. Previous renovations were completed in 1980.

Recent renovation of the Warnock Science Building was completed in 2006. The results have made the building highly conducive to learning and research.

Students are now able to combine stargazing with more down-to-earth lessons in the planetarium-lecture room on the third floor. Additionally, students are able to experience closer-to-nature instruction with the addition of a small outdoor amphitheater on the north-side of the building.

Other features of the renovation included first and second floor lecture/conference rooms and faculty offices with adjoining research labs. Laboratories for chemistry, petrology, physics, geology, molecular and microbiology, GIS, botany and zoology were reconfigured during the renovation.

Space was also created to display herpetology/fish/vertebrate, insect and geology collections.

Total square footage of the Warnock Science Building is 46,080 square feet.