From 2012 to 2018 Marlin studied Industrial Engineering and Management at the TU Berlin, where he focused on the energy system transition and corresponding modelling techniques. In addition, he was involved in university politics and worked in student assistant jobs, mostly as a programmer. Marlin wrote his master thesis at the German Aerospace Centre, where he developed a mode choice model for the multidimensional evaluation of an innovative rail freight transport concept. Now he is a PhD student at the Workgroup for Infrastructure Policy at the TU Berlin and part of the graduate school EnergieSystemWende.
How can we decarbonize passenger transport as quickly as possible? Marlin Arnz explored this question using long-term scenarios through transport and energy modeling. His research focused on measures to avoid unnecessary travel and shift transport to more energy-efficient modes, as these strategies are considered highly important but have been relatively underexplored.
He conducted his research at the Department of Economic and Infrastructure Policy (WIP) at the Technical University of Berlin under the supervision of Prof. C. von Hirschhausen.
What Role Do Modal Shift and Traffic Avoidance Play in the Mobility Transition?
Marlin Arnz analyzed this question using long-term scenarios and transport modeling for the case of Germany. His dissertation focuses on sufficiency measures and compares them to efficiency measures in passenger transport. It provides insights into energy-saving potentials, costs, and a detailed list of necessary measures for each scenario.
He conducted his research at the Department of Economic and Infrastructure Policy (WIP) at the Technical University of Berlin under the supervision of Prof. C. von Hirschhausen. The second reviewer of his dissertation was Prof. F. Creutzig.
During his studies in industrial engineering, Marlin Arnz focused on the energy transition, worked methodologically with modeling, and gained experience in data analysis as a student assistant. He wrote his master's thesis at the German Aerospace Center on an innovative high-speed rail freight transport concept.