LEXINGTON, Va. April 24, 2026 — Maj. Chris Shingledecker, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at Virginia Military Institute, is featured on “Eye in the Sky,” an episode of the public radio program, “With Good Reason,” that first airs April 25.

The show airs on 136 radio stations in 36 states. On the show, Shingledecker talks about his studies of ice layers that freeze in clouds of stardust using the James Webb Space Telescope. He shares that cosmic ice is a key ingredient in the formation of the universe.

Others on the show, including Dan Runfola from William & Mary and Scott Doney from the University of Virginia, highlight their work observing satellite images from space and how these images can teach us about the evolution of the human footprint and health of the oceans. “With Good Reason” is sponsored by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Local broadcast times, as well as audio files of full programs and companion news features, are on the “With Good Reason” website.

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