Daniel Steil is a senior scientist at the 1st Institute of Physics at the University of Göttingen in Germany, where he uses visible and extreme-ultraviolet spectroscopy to investigate ultrafast dynamics in thin-film systems. His recent research focuses on the dynamics and photo-induced phase transitions in correlated oxides and on skyrmion physics in thin magnetic films. He earned his PhD in physics in 2012 from the Technical University of Kaiserslautern in Germany, where he investigated ultrafast magnetism in Heusler compounds. His work in this field also includes all-optical switching and optically induced spin transfer.
