Adam Paganini poses for a portrait as he stands next to the model of an SF State research buoy outside the Estuary and Ocean Center in Tiburon, Calif. Paganini explained that his instruments used for getting real-time readings from inside the bay water are attached to these buoys. (Harika Maddala/ Xpress Media)
Adam Paganini poses for a portrait as he stands next to the model of an SF State research...READ ON
Adam Paganini poses for a portrait as he stands next to the model of an SF State research buoy outside the Estuary and Ocean Center in Tiburon, Calif. Paganini explained that his instruments used for getting real-time readings from inside the bay water are attached to these buoys. (Harika Maddala/ Xpress Media)
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Adam Paganini points towards his photo published in the Golden Gate Xpress newspaper in 2009. Paganini, who pursued his Bachelor's as well as Master's at SF State, had initially registered as a Music major and performed with a band. (Harika Maddala/ Xpress Media)
Adam Paganini points towards his photo published in the Golden Gate Xpress newspaper in...READ ON
Adam Paganini points towards his photo published in the Golden Gate Xpress newspaper in 2009. Paganini, who pursued his Bachelor's as well as Master's at SF State, had initially registered as a Music major and performed with a band. (Harika Maddala/ Xpress Media)
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Adam Paganini looks at the binders in front of him, inside a lab at the Estuary and Ocean Center in Tiburon, Calif. Paganini explained that the lab is used for researching the Bay waters. The lab also holds the instruments he built, that "sit in the Bay and measure carbon dioxide levels, temperature and other things in the Bay." The device would send satellite signals to the website where the researchers observe the real-time readings. (Harika Maddala/ Xpress Media)
Adam Paganini looks at the binders in front of him, inside a lab at the Estuary and Ocean...READ ON
Adam Paganini looks at the binders in front of him, inside a lab at the Estuary and Ocean Center in Tiburon, Calif. Paganini explained that the lab is used for researching the Bay waters. The lab also holds the instruments he built, that "sit in the Bay and measure carbon dioxide levels, temperature and other things in the Bay." The device would send satellite signals to the website where the researchers observe the real-time readings. (Harika Maddala/ Xpress Media)
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Adam Paganini listens to the voice messages he had received while he was away. Paganini said that he had not been to the campus since the shelter-in-place order in March. (Harika Maddala/ Xpress Media)
Adam Paganini listens to the voice messages he had received while he was away. Paganini...READ ON
Adam Paganini listens to the voice messages he had received while he was away. Paganini said that he had not been to the campus since the shelter-in-place order in March. (Harika Maddala/ Xpress Media)
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Multiple name tags of Adam Paganini hang on a wall inside his office at the Estuary and Ocean Center in Tiburon, Calif. Paganini said that he had not been to the campus since the shelter-in-place order in March. (Harika Maddala/ Xpress Media)
Multiple name tags of Adam Paganini hang on a wall inside his office at the Estuary and...READ ON
Multiple name tags of Adam Paganini hang on a wall inside his office at the Estuary and Ocean Center in Tiburon, Calif. Paganini said that he had not been to the campus since the shelter-in-place order in March. (Harika Maddala/ Xpress Media)
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Adam Paganini looks at the tanks he "built to simulate future conditions for [ocean] animals", outside the Estuary and Ocean Center in Tiburon, Calif. Paganini explained that the tanks operate by sucking up the water from the bay, adjacent to which the SF State campus is located. (Harika Maddala/ Xpress Media)
Adam Paganini looks at the tanks he "built to simulate future conditions for [ocean]...READ ON
Adam Paganini looks at the tanks he "built to simulate future conditions for [ocean] animals", outside the Estuary and Ocean Center in Tiburon, Calif. Paganini explained that the tanks operate by sucking up the water from the bay, adjacent to which the SF State campus is located. (Harika Maddala/ Xpress Media)
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Adam Paganini points towards a sketch of crab type his team has been working on, at SF State Tiburon Campus, Marin County, Calif. Explaining his project further, Paganini said that he built a machine to get the readings of the heart rate of these crabs exposed to different temperatures. The same crab is also found tattooed on his right arm. (Harika Maddala/ Xpress Media)
Adam Paganini points towards a sketch of crab type his team has been working on, at SF...READ ON
Adam Paganini points towards a sketch of crab type his team has been working on, at SF State Tiburon Campus, Marin County, Calif. Explaining his project further, Paganini said that he built a machine to get the readings of the heart rate of these crabs exposed to different temperatures. The same crab is also found tattooed on his right arm. (Harika Maddala/ Xpress Media)