WASHINGTON, D.C., March 18, 2019 — The Optical Society (OSA) has named Wolfgang Osten, of the University of Stuttgart in Germany, the 2019 Emmett N. Leith Medal recipient for extending the limits of optical metrology by integrating digital image processing with modern optical measurement techniques. Osten’s 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. 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