Professor Eva Heinen (*1981), currently Full Professor at the Technical University of Dortmund, Germany, was appointed as Full Professor of Transportation and Mobility Planning in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering. Eva Heinen’s interdisciplinary research looks at mobility and transportation at the intersection of sustainable development, transport planning, spatial planning and health. Her research on non-motorised traffic led to an interest group being set up at the World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS). Eva Heinen also has wide-ranging teaching experience. Her appointment will facilitate important interactions and synergies with other institutes and departments of ETH Zurich.