STEM

  • Peter Berquist Chosen for SCHEV’s 2025 Outstanding Faculty Awards

    Peter Berquist Chosen for SCHEV’s 2025 Outstanding Faculty Awards

    Peter Berquist, an assistant professor of geology at Virginia Peninsula Community College, has been selected as a 2025 Outstanding Faculty Awards recipient by the State Council of Higher Education for…

  • Hiring Allows VPCC to Expand Engineering Offerings

    Hiring Allows VPCC to Expand Engineering Offerings

    Virginia Peninsula Community College’s search for the ideal addition to its engineering faculty led to hiring Dr. Daimei Zhu. The lengthy search was time well spent in Scott Stauble’s view,…

  • Alumnus Ethan Wunibald Paying It Forward

    Alumnus Ethan Wunibald Paying It Forward

    Ethan Wunibald is anticipating his upcoming visit to Virginia Peninsula Community College. The 2022 graduate is eager to engage with STEM students. He is set to speak at a Science…

  • Online Computer Science, Automotive Programs Honored

    Online Computer Science, Automotive Programs Honored

    Virginia Peninsula Community College’s online associate program in computer science is ranked in the top 25 in the country. “It is an honor to be recognized for the hard work…

  • VPCC Educator Cited in New York Times

    VPCC Educator Cited in New York Times

    We are pleased to highlight the accomplishments of Virginia Peninsula Community College faculty and staff. If you or your colleague have published works, shown in art exhibits, been featured by…

  • Mechanical Engineering Technology Students Shine

    Mechanical Engineering Technology Students Shine

    Students in the fall MEC 165 class had quite the semester. They studied applied hydraulics, pneumatics and hydrostatics, but their success wasn’t confined to the classroom. They buckled down, put…