Wolfgang Osten
Events
Wolfgang Osten
Keynote: Tribute to Jim Trolinger - Scientist, Holographer, Artist, Collector, WWT, and Friend
With deep sadness we had to learn about the passing of Dr. James D. Trolinger, on 26th November 2025, - a brilliant optical physicist, holographer, artist, and collector. With this paper we try to acknowledge his immense talents and his important contributions to our common field of Holography. But above all, our concern is to honor the person and friend who embodied the true spirit of a Holo-Knight.
About the Speaker
Wolfgang Osten received the MSc/Diploma in Physics from the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena in 1979 and the PhD degree from the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg for his thesis in the field of holographic interferometry. From September 2002 until October 2018 he was a full professor at the University of Stuttgart and director of the Institute for Applied Optics. His research work is focused on new concepts for industrial inspection and metrology by combining modern principles of optical metrology, sensor technology and digital image processing. Special attention is directed to the development of resolution enhanced technologies for the investigation of micro and nano structures. Wolfgang Osten is fellow of Optica, SPIE, EOS, SEM and senior member of IEEE.
