Assistant Professor of Physics

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Robert Dalka

Robert Dalka

Assistant Professor of Physics

Contact Info:

Campus: McNichols Campus

Building: Chemistry

Room: 017

Phone: (313) 993-1805

Email: dalkarp@udmercy.edu

Areas of Expertise:

Physics Education Research

Degrees

Ph.D., Physics University of Maryland
B.S., Physics, University of Michigan

Biography

Robert Dalka (he/him) joined the faculty of Detroit Mercy as Assistant Professor of Physics in 2024. Dr. Dalka brings a focus on partnerships with students in teaching, learning, and research. As a researcher, he centers how science and engineering students contribute to institutional change and how different academic structures interact to support students within and outside of Physics. As an educator, Dr. Dalka seeks to work with students to transform and improve teaching and learning within General Physics courses for engineering and life science students.