Experimental petrologist @UNM.edu via @FORCEhighP.bsky.social, @carnegiescience.bsky.social & EPIC, @seseasu.bsky.social Cat enthusiast, puzzle addict, stationery nut karabrugman.com (she/her)https://bsky.app/profile/karabrug.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/karabrug.bsky.social/post/3mvlkf27ttk2zHusband (not a scientist): what’s goin on? You’re smiling [takes deep breath to launch into an explanation about talking to a colleague about MATLAB matrices and questionable variable names]15 Sep 2026 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:ng7cuez3eofzdokmuexsaoom/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlkf27ttk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/karabrug.bsky.social/post/3mqeqltevi22wOff to #Goldschmidt2026 in Montréal! Also, I’m looking for a Masters student for 2027 - if you are an undergrad who is interested in exoplanets experiments, come find me!11 Jul 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:ng7cuez3eofzdokmuexsaoom/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqeqltevi22whttps://bsky.app/profile/karabrug.bsky.social/post/3mjmc6fvzzc2xMy window seat is just a blank bulkhead16 Apr 2026 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:ng7cuez3eofzdokmuexsaoom/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmc6fvzzc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/karabrug.bsky.social/post/3mjma7jc66s2mBlazing fluorescent lighting at the departure gate feels like a personal attack pre-5 am16 Apr 2026 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:ng7cuez3eofzdokmuexsaoom/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjma7jc66s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/karabrug.bsky.social/post/3mfpx2dexpc2nI made this for the homework post mortem in tomorrow's class 🫠26 Feb 2026 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:ng7cuez3eofzdokmuexsaoom/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpx2dexpc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/karabrug.bsky.social/post/3mf2y735uj22iA year ago today I found out I got an on-campus interview for my current job @unm.edu! It's incredible what a difference a year can make.17 Feb 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:ng7cuez3eofzdokmuexsaoom/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2y735uj22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/karabrug.bsky.social/post/3meqzcmvg6s2kA year ago yesterday 🤖🆘 #neverforget @kaylaiacovino.com [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Feb 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:ng7cuez3eofzdokmuexsaoom/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqzcmvg6s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/karabrug.bsky.social/post/3mepsirb6fk2rYou know you're a nerd when you're thrilled to find a hardcover edition of a book from the 1970s about geological phase diagrams #petrology @kaylaiacovino.com13 Feb 2026 05:45 +0000at://did:plc:ng7cuez3eofzdokmuexsaoom/app.bsky.feed.post/3mepsirb6fk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/karabrug.bsky.social/post/3mditaiatt22y12 years ago today I got my acceptance letter for @seseasu.bsky.social ASU! I can't believe it's been that long, but I also can't believe how much I've experienced and grown in this last decade+. Thank you to all the cheerleaders and angels along the way ❤️28 Jan 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:ng7cuez3eofzdokmuexsaoom/app.bsky.feed.post/3mditaiatt22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/karabrug.bsky.social/post/3mczokonlvc2lPleased to be serviced by Alice Scooper and Taylor Drift [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jan 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:ng7cuez3eofzdokmuexsaoom/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczokonlvc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/karabrug.bsky.social/post/3mbphyz4sms2x#HWO “is exactly the kind of bold, forward-leaning science that only NASA can undertake,” said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. “We […] intend to move with urgency, and expedite timelines to the greatest extent possible to bring these discoveries to the world.” https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-tech-proposals-to-advance-search-for-life-mission/05 Jan 2026 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:ng7cuez3eofzdokmuexsaoom/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbphyz4sms2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/karabrug.bsky.social/post/3mbp7cyyi2c2aFirst AAS and first conference as a professor! #AAS24705 Jan 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:ng7cuez3eofzdokmuexsaoom/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbp7cyyi2c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/karabrug.bsky.social/post/3m4yqtz5blc2h🚨Attention prospective grad students🚨 Info for you is up on my website: karabrugman.com#students06 Nov 2025 23:48 +0000at://did:plc:ng7cuez3eofzdokmuexsaoom/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4yqtz5blc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/karabrug.bsky.social/post/3m4y3xvsxsc2tThings have been crazy as I finish up work at ASU, so I’ve been looking forward to this block of time I set aside to read my first #LettersToAPreScientist pen pal letter of the year! It’s always a thrill to see stickers that align with your interests (food) and to get some surprises 😍06 Nov 2025 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:ng7cuez3eofzdokmuexsaoom/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4y3xvsxsc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/karabrug.bsky.social/post/3m4m622mrlc2qSame. #meh [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Nov 2025 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:ng7cuez3eofzdokmuexsaoom/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4m622mrlc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/karabrug.bsky.social/post/3m3fcvwmab22iGreetings from the UTCT Basics of CT Data Visualization and Analysis for Geological Applications with ImageJ workshop! Thanks to Romy and Dave for all their help even before the workshop 🙌🏻 #GSA202517 Oct 2025 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:ng7cuez3eofzdokmuexsaoom/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3fcvwmab22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/karabrug.bsky.social/post/3m2d5u6vd622zThe Tracing Rocky Exoplanet Compositions (TREC) workshop "Under the Atmospheric Hood: How Geochemical Cycles Affect Exoplanet Biosignatures" will be held at ASU in Tempe, AZ Jan. 12–14 (after the AAS meeting in Phoenix). Applications close 10/15 trec-nexss.org/workshop See the thread for more info!03 Oct 2025 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:ng7cuez3eofzdokmuexsaoom/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2d5u6vd622zhttps://bsky.app/profile/karabrug.bsky.social/post/3lz2xvs35xs2uNow soliciting names for my new lab @unm.edu...do I go with a cool acronym or something simple but descriptive like "UNM High Pressure Lab" 🧐17 Sep 2025 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:ng7cuez3eofzdokmuexsaoom/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz2xvs35xs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/karabrug.bsky.social/post/3lytdatp56k24Everyone back home in the Midwest is just livid about this, I'm guessing (but in a polite, restrained, kind of way) [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2025 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:ng7cuez3eofzdokmuexsaoom/app.bsky.feed.post/3lytdatp56k24https://bsky.app/profile/karabrug.bsky.social/post/3lw7yi5wakc2jThe deadline is this Friday! [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Aug 2025 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:ng7cuez3eofzdokmuexsaoom/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw7yi5wakc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/karabrug.bsky.social/post/3lvt4cexxbs22Next Friday 8/15 is the deadline to endorse #HabitableWorldsObservatory science cases. If you think it is important to consider whether a planet has the right geology in place to host life as we know it _before_ looking for life there, please endorse our case: bit.ly/GeochemHab_endorse #HWO2507 Aug 2025 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:ng7cuez3eofzdokmuexsaoom/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvt4cexxbs22