David Zubia is an Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). He joined UTEP's Electrical and Computer Engineering Department in 2001 after working at the University of New Mexico as a research engineer and research professor. He completed his doctoral studies in 2000 at UNM. His research has included efforts in the crystal growth and strain relief in nanopatterned substrates. His current research includes nanoscale aspects of electronic materials, solar cells and memristors. He has more than 20 archival journal papers and 26 conference papers and presentations. He received a Doctoral Fellowship from the Ford Foundation and holds two U.S. patents. He served as a guest editor for the Journal of Quantum Electronics and the Journal of Electronic Materials. He was Chair of the 3rd International CAST and Co-Chair of the 7th International TEXMEMS Conferences. He is a member of IEEE and Tau Beta Pi honor society.

• Nominated for Best Poster at the Photovoltaic Specialist Conference - IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (06/01/2017-06/30/2017)
• 1st Place Paso Del Norte Venture Competition - Mike Loya Center for Innovation and Commerce (03/07/2017)
• Nominated for Best Poster at the Photovoltaic Specialist Conference - IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (06/01/2016-06/30/2016)
• Outstanding Performance Award - Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (10/01/2015-10/31/2015)
• Forest O. and Henrietta Lewis Professorship in Electrical Engineering - UTEP (09/01/2015)
• Golden Key Honorary Member - Golden Key International Honour Society (01/01/2014-12/31/2014)
• ECE Research Awards - Electrical and Computer Engineering Department (06/01/2014-06/30/2014)
• Grand Marshal of the College of Engineering Commencement Ceremony - Dr. Natalicio, President, UTEP (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
• MAES Ouststanding Maestro Award for Teaching and Research - Mexican American Engineering Society (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
• Recognition for Ten Years of Service - Dr. Natalicio, President, UTEP (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
• Professor of the Year - Electrical and Computer Engineering Students (01/01/2002-12/31/2002)
• Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship - Ford Foundation (01/01/1990-12/31/1990)
• Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society - Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society

• Ph D in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of New Mexico (2000)
• MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso (1993)
• BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso (1989)

• Conductivity modulation in strained transition-metal-dichalcogenides via micro-electro-mechanical actuation Journal of Semiconductor Science and Technology (2019), Aldo Vidana, David Zubia, Mariana Martinez, Edgar Acosta, Jose Mireles, Tsu-Jae King-Liu, Sergio Almeida.
• Annual E3S Report Center for Energy Efficient Electronics Science, National Science Foundation (2018), David Zubia, Aldo Vidana, Mariana Martinez, Edgar Acosta, Jose Mireles.
• Final BRIDGE Project Report US Department of Energy, Solar Energy Technologies Office (2018), David Zubia, Rodolfo Aguirre II, Xiaowang Zhou.
• Quarterly Research Performance Progress Report Part 2 US Department of Energy, Solar Energy Technologies Office (2018), David Zubia, Rodolfo Aguirre II, Xiaowang Zhou.
• Report Summary BRIDGE SETO US Department of Energy, Solar Energy Technologies Office (2018), David Zubia, Rodolfo Aguirre II, Xiaowang Zhou.
• Quarterly Research Performance Progress Report Part 2 US Department of Energy, Solar Energy Technologies Office (2018), David Zubia, Rodolfo Aguirre II, Xiaowang Zhou.
• Conductance modulation in 2D materials by NEMS for lower-power applications IEEE Fifth Berkeley Symposium on Energy Efficient Electronic Systems (2018), Sergio Almeida, David Zubia, Aldo Vidana, Mariana Martinez.
• Crystal Growth and Atom Diffusion in (Cu)ZnTe/CdTe via Molecular Dynamics IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS 8 2 (2018), Rodolfo Aguirre II, Jose J. Chavez, Jiaojiao Li, Xiao W. Zhou, Sergio F. Almeida, Colin Wolden, David Zubia.
• Molecular Dynamics Study of High Symmetry Planar Defect Evolution during Growth of CdTe/CdS Films JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C 122 1 (2018), Jose J. Chavez, Xiao W. Zhou, Sergio F. Almeida, Rodolfo Aguirre II, David Zubia.

• CRYSTAL GROWTH PHENOMENA OF CHALCOGENIDE MULTILAYERS WITH ATOMIC-SCALE RESOLUTION VIA MOLECULAR DYNAMICS (2018), Volume Cancun, Mexico, David Zubia, Rodolfo Aguirre II, Jose J. Chavez, Sharmin Abdullah, Xiaowang Zhou.
• Analysis of CdTe Grain Boundaries via Molecular Dynamics (2018), Volume Phoenix, Arizona, David Zubia, Sharmin Abdullah, Rodolfo Aguirre II, Xiaowang Zhou.
• Collaborative atomic-scale design, analysis, and nanofabrication for record breaking, single-crystal Zn(x)Cd(1-x)Te solar cell arrays (2018), Volume Washington, DC, David Zubia, Rodolfo Aguirre II, Sharmin Abdullah, Xiaowang Zhou.
• Collaborative atomic-scale design, analysis, and nanofabrication for record breaking, single-crystal Zn(x)Cd(1-x)Te solar cell arrays - Quarterly 1 Review (2018), Volume El Paso, Texas, David Zubia, Rodolfo Aguirre II, Sharmin Abdullah, Xiaowang Zhou.
• Fabrication of Electrostatic Actuators to Stretch 2D Materials (2018), Volume Berkeley, California, Aldo I. Vidana, Sergio Almeida, Tsu-Jae King Liu, David Zubia.
• Update on Stritch Device Research (2018), Volume Berkeley, California, David Zubia, Aldo I. Vidana, Mariana Martinez, Edgar Acosta, Sergio Almeida, Jose Mireles.

• ApprentBiz Project: Cross-Disciplinary Capstone Program on Entrepreneurialism
• Collaborative Research, Teaching and Outreach in Low Energy Electronics
• Collaborative atomic-scale design, analysis, and nanofabrication for record breaking, single-crystal Zn(x)Cd(1-x)Te solar cell arrays