Dr. Neda Fabris
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

EDUCATION

B.S. and Diploma Engineer, University of Sarajevo, Yugoslavia Mechanical Engineering, April 1965.
M.S., 1972 and Ph.D., 1976 in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Illinois Inst. of Technology, Chicago, Illinois.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Professor of Mechanical Engineering. School of Eng. and Tech.

1986-Present, Assoc. Prof. 1982-1986, Assist. Prof. 1979-1982

Taught 22 different undergraduate and graduate courses, sponsored numerous master thesis, design and special projects.

Chair of Mechanical Engineering Department, 1989-1993.

Member of Technical Staff, Bell Telephone Laboratory , Naperville, Illinois, 1976-1979.

Visiting Lecturer, Department of Materials Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, (1974-1975).

Instructor at the Illinois Institute of Technology, (1974).

Teaching Assistant at the Illinois Inst. of Tech. (1970-1974).

Associate Researcher at Laboratory for Machine Tools Technical University in Aachen, Germany, school year 1966-1967.

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department Univ. of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegowina 1965-1966, 1967-1970.

RECENT GRANTS RECEIVED

National Science Foundation (1986 Instrumentation Program) $7500 grant to purchase of a CNC Milling Machine Model Dyna 2400. (first NSF grant ever received in School of Eng. and Tech)

CSULA, Continuing Education $5,000 grant for the development of a Certificate Program in Manufacturing, 1989.

Brown and Sharpe (1989, Metrology Grant) $10,500 grant to purchase Surface Roughness Measuring System.

Discretionary Lottery funds: Laboratory Workshop for Mothers and Daughters: 1994/1995 $11,878 and 1995/1996 $9,000

Instructionally Related Activities (IRA) Funding for Automated Manufacturing Laboratory, 1992/93, 1993/94, 1995/96, $1,500 each

Innovative Instruction Award, 1994/95 Development of Class Demonstrations for Materials Science Class (4 units reas. time)

CSULA Continuing Education Grant $ 2,000 grant for the Development of the short course: Manufacturing for the Design"

Represented CSULA in the development of the wining (multy milion $) proposal for the Southern California Coalition for Manufacturing Engineering (SCCEME). Member of SCCEME team

PUBLISHED AND PRESENTED NUMEROUS PAPERS IN THE AREA OF MANUFACTURING AND MANUFACTURING EDUCATION

Consulted for Northrop, Fas Engineering, Lubchem and Rockedyne.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Member of five professional organisations. On the bord of two.
Director at Large of Manufacturing Division of American Society for Engineering Education.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Recipient of the Plaque for the Distinguished Service as the Chair of Mechanical Engineering Department 1992

Recipient of Engineering '90 Merit Award given by the San Fernando Valley Engineers’ Council for outstanding contributions to industry, education, government and engineering community.

Recipient of CSULA Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise Award, 1986 and 1987.

Recipient of Engineering Certificate of Appreciation, 1985, and Engineering Activities Award, 1984 and 1982, awarded by the Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology, CSULA

Certificate of Appreciation for Cotribution to the 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 198/, 1988, and 1989 Expanding Your Horizons Conference, awarded by the President of CSULA

Amelia Earhart Fellowship awarded by Zonta International for 1973-74 and 1975-76 academic years.

German Academic Exchange Fellowship for academic year 1966-67.

WHILE AT CSULA ATTENDED 14 PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE IN ADDITION TO NUMEROUS PROFESSIONAL MEETING AND CONFERENCES

MISCELLANEOUS

Fluent in English, Serbo-Croatian and German. Working knowledge on Russian, French and Spanish languages.

Husband: Dr. Gracio Fabris, Prof. Mech. Eng, Kobe Univ. Japan
Son: Drazen Fabris, Ph.D. candidate UC Berkeley, Mech. Eng.
Daughter: Nicole Fabris, Freshman UC Berkeley (Pre -med)

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