“I have been able to grow as a confident speaker and meet many amazing leaders!”

— Akshaya, Student Advisory Board President 2022-23

"Getting to learn about the real world is helping me build my future in it! "

— Tanisi, Student Advisory Board

"FABcamp gives her exposure to technology, particularly automobiles which is used in our daily lives

— Tanisi's mother, FABcamp 2020 + 2021

"Loxley is amazing to be doing all this for these young women and I am so honored to be a small part of helping share and expand their ideas about what possibilities await them in life..."

- Tegan Hammond

"I have become more confident and better prepared for the future!"

— Mihika, Student Advisory Board

“How well they presented their projects and the depth in which they went to explain their creative process not only in representing the brands, but also the personal meaning and message the students were putting across”

— Mike Le Gallic, Chip Ganassi Racing

“I feel confident and supported by such an amazing group of strong individuals within Athena Racing!”

— Heleina, Student Advisory Board President 2021-22

"Haley loves to tackle new challenges and immerses herself in technical projects. Athena Racing offers unique opportunities to expand Haley’s mechanical engineering experience. I think she will be a valuable asset to the team."

— Haley's mother, 2020 FABcamp Parent

“FABcamp allows her to learn more about the STEM field and more career paths as she heads toward college, but it keeps her busy and interested daily!”

— Megan's mother, 2020 FABcamp Parent

“Our daughter will build confidence, strength, strategy and skill that help her find a hero in herself and be encouraged to become a future leader."

— Surabhi's mother, 2020 & 2021 FABcamp student

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Develop Your Skills In Engineering

#STEM ROLE MODEL EXHIBITING THE EXCITING REAL-WORLD CAREER APPLICATIONS OF STEM

JOHN FABIJANIC

LECTURER, CAL POLY SLO

I was born and reared in Birmingham, Alabama. I earned my B.S. of Aerospace Engineering from Auburn University. After which I went to Cornell for my M.S. in aerospace engineering with a minor in Mechanical Engineering. I funded my education at Cornell by teaching courses as a Teaching Assistant and later as a Teacher of Teaching Assistants where I learned of my love of teaching and training others. 

After Cornell, I relocated to the UK to try and get a job in the race car industry but somehow managed to land a job in 1996 in California with Dan Gurney’s All American Racers. While with AAR I started as an Assistant to the Assistant Aerodynamicist but ended up as the Head of Aerodynamics within the year and oversaw the aerodynamic design of the last two AAR Eagles. Following the dissolution of the AAR program I moved to Renault F1 in 2000 in Enstone, England and was part of the rebuilding of the Benetton program. I then decided it was time for a career change and looked to aerospace where I joined the Aerospace Corporation in 2002 and focused on conceptual spacecraft design for national security space, civil and commercial projects. Since 2005 I have been a lecturer in Mechanical Engineering and SAE Faculty Adviser at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo.