Video interview: Andreas Ostendorf on German laser research
After a recent move from Laser Zentrum Hannover to Ruhr-University Bochum, Ostendorf has a broad perspective on laser research in Germany.
Andreas Ostendorf holds the Chair of Laser Applications Technology at the Ruhr-University Bochum (Germany). Before moving to Bochum in 2008 he was the CEO and Board member of Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Germany. He studied electrical engineering at
In this video interview, recorded at Photonics West 2010, Ostendorf talks about the transition from industry-based research to academia, as well as current and future changes in the university research environment.