Dr. Dilruba Ozmen-Ertekin earned a B.S. in civil engineering in 1995 and an M.S. in civil engineering (transportation) in 1998 from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, and a Ph.D. in civil engineering (transportation) in 2003 from Rutgers University.

Dr. Ozmen-Ertekin's research interest in transportation covers planning, operations and design of transportation facilities, simulation and modeling, economic impact studies, sustainable transportation systems, transportation and land use linkages, transit systems, traffic safety, transportation demand management, ITS, transportation data management, linear and nonlinear optimization techniques, and pavement deterioration models.