Dr. Chris Parrish is a Professor of Geomatics at Oregon State University (OSU), where he also serves as Director of the Geospatial Center for the Arctic and Pacific (GCAP). Chris started his career as a junior officer on the NOAA Ship Whiting and subsequently held several positions in NOAA, including Lead Physical Scientist in the Remote Sensing Division of NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey. He has also held numerous leadership roles in professional organizations and working groups, including Chair of the Bathymetry Working Group of the NASA ICESat-2 Science Team, co-lead for ATL24, the ICESat-2 coastal and nearshore global bathymetric data product, Past President of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), and academic representative to the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS)/The Hydrographic Society of America (THSOA) Hydrographer Certification Board. He also serves as an affiliate faculty member in the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping – Joint Hydrographic Center (CCOM-JHC) at the University of New Hampshire, where he will be returning in 2027 in the role of CCOM Co-Director. Chris holds a PhD in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Geospatial Information Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an MS in Civil and Coastal Engineering with an emphasis in Geomatics from the University of Florida, and a BS in Physics from Bates College.