Joleik received his B.Sc and M.Sc in Physics from the University of Potsdam in 2019 and 2021, respectively. After this, he joined LUPO as a PhD student working on extreme soliton dynamics in hollow core fibres as well as novel ultrabroadband pulse characterization methods.

• Favourite food: Rice pudding
• I like about Edinburgh: Climbing Arthurs Seat in the early morning to watch the sunrise