Neda Saravanja-Fabris

Background

Saravanja-Fabris, Neda was born on August 2, 1942 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Daughter of Zarko and Olga Maria (Majstorovic) Saravanja. came to the United States, 1970.

Education

Diploma in mechanic engineering, U. Sarajevo, 1965; Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Illinois Institute Technology, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy in Mech. Engineering, Illinois Institute Technology, 1976.

Career

Lecturer in mechanic engineering, U. Sarajevo, 1965-1970; teaching assistant, Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, 1970-1976; lecturer, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1974-1975. member technical staff, Bell Telephone Laboratory, Naperville, Illinois, 1976-1979; professor mechanic engineering, California State University, Los Angeles, since 1979; chair mechanic engineering department, California State University, Los Angeles, 1989-1992. Associate researcher Laboratory for Machine Tools, Aachen, Federal Republic Germany, 1966-1967. Consultant Northrop Corporation, Los Angeles, 1984.

Chief operating officer Fetal alcohol syndrome Engineering Inc., Burbank, California, since 1993.

Achievements

• Neda Saravanja-Fabris has been listed as a noteworthy Mechanical engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association of University Women, Society for Engineering Education (director at large manufacturing division), Society Women Engineers (senior), Society Manufacturing Engineers (senior, chapter chairman 1997).

Connections

Married Gracio Fabris, November 4, 1967. Children: Drazen Fabris, Nicole.

Father:

Zarko Saravanja

Mother:

Olga Maria (Majstorovic) Saravanja

Spouse:

Gracio Fabris

child:

Nicole Saravanja-Fabris

child:

Drazen Fabris Saravanja-Fabris