Dr Jose L Curiel-Sosa

IngInd, MRes, PhD, CEng, MIMechE, EurIng, SFHEA

School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Lecturer

Postgraduate Taught Year Tutor

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j.curiel-sosa@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 7857
Sir Frederick Mappin Building

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Dr Jose L Curiel-Sosa
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Sir Frederick Mappin Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
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Dr Curiel-Sosa has been an academic staff since 2013 at the University of Sheffield. He has a six-years engineering diploma from Escuela Superior de Ingenieros Industriales, University of Seville and, a PhD in engineering modelling and simulation from Swansea University.

He has previously worked for both industry (composites engineer in manufacturing and design) and academia (aerostructures postdoc - University of Oxford).

His research is polymathic spanning from computational analysis to fundamental research; being applied in a range of industrial sectors, from aerospace (interaction aerostructures-aerodynamics, aeroelasticity, aviation safety) to manufacturing and machining (composite structures).

He is a member of the European engineers association FEANI (EurIng), a chartered engineer (CEng), a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (MIMechE) and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).

Publications

Journal articles

  • Al-Hadidi H, Abuzayed IH, Zhang C & Curiel-Sosa JL (2026) . Composite Structures, 375, 119767-119767.
  • Zhang C, Bian Z, Bui TQ & Curiel-Sosa JL (2025) . Composite Structures, 360.
  • Zhang C, Bian Z, Chen T, Bui TQ, Curiel-Sosa JL & Mao C (2025) . Thin Walled Structures, 209.
  • Zhang C, Sun Y, Bui TQ & Curiel-Sosa JL (2024) . Composites Communications, 51.
  • Wirawan N, Abuzayed IH, Akbar M & Curiel-Sosa JL (2024) . European Journal of Computational Mechanics, 33(3), 227-254.
  • Zhang C, Sun Y, Curiel-Sosa JL & Qiao K (2024) . Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 37(11), 3591-3615.
  • Zhang C, Liu K, Cepero-Mejias F, Curiel-Sosa JL & Mao C (2024) . Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 37(11), 3492-3515.
  • Mao C, Gu Y, Curiel-Sosa JL & Zhang C (2024) . Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 31(27), 9179-9190.
  • Zhang C, Sun Y, Curiel-Sosa JL & Zhang D (2024) . Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 31(21), 5200-5210.
  • Li A, Qiao K, Curiel-Sosa JL & Zhang C (2024) . Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 31(8), 1717-1730.
  • Zhang C, Min L, Curiel-Sosa JL, Bui TQ & Zhang Z (2023) . Thin Walled Structures, 191.
  • Mao C, Wang J, Curiel-Sosa JL & Zhang C (2023) . Applied Composite Materials, 30(6), 1763-1784.
  • Zhang C, Fang X, Curiel-Sosa JL, Bui TQ & Mao C (2023) . Defence Technology, 27, 217-236.
  • Vu TV, Nguyen-Van H, Nguyen CH, Nguyen TP & Curiel-Sosa JL (2023) . Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines, 51(2), 1082-1114.
  • Akbar M, Ramadhani MJ, Izzuddin MA, Gunawan L, Sasongko RA, Kusni M & Curiel-Sosa JL (2022) . International Journal of Technology, 13(4), 803-815.
  • Zhang C, Liu J, Bui TQ, Curiel-Sosa JL & Lu J (2022) . Journal of Industrial Textiles, 51(1), 336-359.
  • Vu TV, Nguyen HTT, Nguyen-Van H, Nguyen TP & Curiel-Sosa JL (2021) . Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 131, 174-193.
  • Cepero-Mejias F, Duboust N, Phadnis VA, Kerrigan K & Curiel-Sosa JL (2021) . Applied Sciences Switzerland, 11(11).
  • Cepero-Mejías F, Phadnis VA, Kerrigan K & Curiel-Sosa JL (2021) . Composite Structures, 268.
  • Karmakov S, Cepero-Mejías F & Curiel-Sosa JL (2020) . Composites Part C Open Access, 2.
  • Zhang C, Zhu Q, Curiel-Sosa JL & Bui TQ (2020) . International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 29(7), 1011-1034.
  • Cepero-Mejías F, Curiel-Sosa JL, Kerrigan K & Phadnis VA (2020) . Procedia CIRP, 87, 366-371.
  • Cepero-Mejías F, Curiel-Sosa JL, Blázquez A, Yu TT, Kerrigan K & Phadnis VA (2020) . Composite Structures, 240.
  • Apetrei RM, Ciobaca V, Curiel-Sosa JL & Qin N (2020) . Advances in Aerodynamics, 2(1).
  • Cepero-Mejias F, Curiel-Sosa JL, Kerrigan K & Phadnis VA (2020) . Procedia CIRP, 85, 299-304.
  • Abdullah NA, Akbar M, Wirawan N & Curiel-Sosa JL (2019) . Composite Structures, 229.
  • Alsaadi A, Meredith J, Swait T, Curiel-Sosa JL, Jia Y & Hayes S (2019) . Composites Part B Engineering, 174.
  • Vu TV, Curiel-Sosa JL & Bui TQ (2019) . International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, 15(3), 647-669.
  • Wang C, Yu T, Curiel-Sosa JL, Xie N & Bui TQ (2019) . Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 60(2), 757-778.
  • Cepero-Mejías F, Curiel-Sosa JL, Zhang C & Phadnis VA (2019) . Composite Structures, 214, 439-450.
  • Zhu Q, Zhang C, Curiel-Sosa JL, Quoc Bui T & Xu X (2019) . Composite Structures, 214, 73-82.
  • Alsaadi A, Meredith J, Swait T, Curiel-Sosa JL & Hayes S (2019) . Composite Structures, 220, 168-178.
  • Akbar M & Curiel-Sosa JL (2019) . Composite Structures, 219, 97-110.
  • Ahmad MIM, Curiel-Sosa JL, Arun S & Rongong JA (2019) . International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 28(6), 943-969.
  • Zhang C, Curiel-Sosa JL & Bui TQ (2019) . Applied Composite Materials, 26(1), 139-157.
  • Cepero-Mejias F, Phadnis VA & Curiel-Sosa JL (2019) . Procedia CIRP, 82, 332-337.
  • Apetrei RM, Curiel-Sosa JL & Qin N (2019) . Journal of Aircraft, 56(2), 583-590.
  • Akbar M & Curiel-Sosa JL (2018) . Composite Structures, 202, 1000-1020.
  • Abdullah NA, Curiel-Sosa JL & Akbar M (2018) . Composite Structures, 202, 151-161.
  • Zhang C, Curiel-Sosa JL & Bui TQ (2018) . Composite Structures, 201, 62-71.
  • Zhang C, Mao C, Curiel-Sosa JL & Bui TQ (2018) . Applied Composite Materials, 25(4), 823-841.
  • Curiel-Sosa JL, Tafazzolimoghaddam B & Zhang C (2018) . Composite Structures, 189, 641-647.
  • Akbar M & Curiel-Sosa JL (2018) . International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, 14(4), 647-667.
  • Ahmad MIM, Sosa JLC & Rongong JA (2017) . Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences, 11(1), 2503-2510.
  • Abdullah NA, Curiel-Sosa JL, Taylor ZA, Tafazzolimoghaddam B, Martinez Vicente JL & Zhang C (2017) . Composite Structures, 173, 78-85.
  • Zhang C, Curiel-Sosa JL & Duodu EA (2017) . Journal of Materials Science, 52(8), 4658-4674.
  • Lai W, Yu T, Bui TQ, Wang Z, Curiel-Sosa JL, Das R & Hirose S (2017) . Advances in Engineering Software, 108, 68-82.
  • Zhang C, Curiel-Sosa JL & Bui TQ (2017) . Composite Structures, 163, 32-43.
  • Wang Z, Yu T, Bui TQ, Tanaka S, Zhang C, Hirose S & Curiel-Sosa JL (2017) . Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 313, 375-405.
  • Zhang C, Curiel-Sosa JL & Bui TQ (2017) . Composite Structures, 159, 667-676.
  • Akbar M & Curiel-Sosa JL (2016) . Composite Structures, 153, 193-203.
  • Navarro-Zafra J, Curiel-Sosa JL & Serna Moreno MC (2016) . Applied Composite Materials, 23(2), 139-154.
  • Molina AJC & Curiel-Sosa JL (2016) . International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, 17(1), 46-58.
  • Ibbett J, Tafazzolimoghaddam B, Hernandez Delgadillo H & Curiel-Sosa JL (2015) . Materials and Design, 88, 588-597.
  • Navarro-Zafra J, Curiel-Sosa JL & Serna Moreno MC (2015) . Composite Structures, 133, 1093-1100.
  • Tafazzolimoghaddam B & Curiel-Sosa JL (2015) . Composites: Mechanics, Computations, Applications, An International Journal, 6(3), 219-237.
  • Tafazzolimoghaddam B & Curiel-Sosa JL (2015) . Composites Mechanics Computations Applications, 6(3), 219-237.
  • Carneiro Molina AJ & Curiel-Sosa JL (2015) . Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 94(C), 64-80.
  • Serna Moreno MC, Curiel-Sosa JL, Navarro-Zafra J, Martínez Vicente JL & López Cela JJ (2014) . Composite Structures, 119, 264-271.
  • Anwar Beg O, Mahabaleshwar US, Rashidi MM, Rahimzadeh N, Curiel-Sosa JL, Sarris I & Laraqi N (2014) Homotopy analysis of magnetohydrodynamic convection flow in manufacture of a viscoelastic fabric for space applications. International Journal for Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 10, 9-49.
  • Tripathi D, Bég OA & Curiel-Sosa JL (2014) . Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 17(4), 433-442.
  • Curiel-Sosa JL, Beg OA & Murillo JML (2013) . International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, 14(5), 452-464.
  • Sosa JLC, Phaneendra S & Munoz JJ (2013) . International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 22(3), 356-374.
  • Curiel-Sosa JL & Owen DRJ (2013) . Revista Internacional De Metodos Numericos Para Calculo Y Diseno En Ingenieria, 29(2), 92-103.
  • Curiel Sosa JL & Karapurath N (2012) . Composites Science and Technology, 72(7), 788-791.
  • Sosa JLC (2010) . International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, 11(3), 157-161.
  • Curiel Sosa JL & Gil AJ (2009) . Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 45(8-9), 583-591.
  • Curiel Sosa JL, Petrinic N & Wiegand J (2008) . Mechanics Research Communications, 35(4), 219-221.
  • Petrinic N, Sosa JLC, Siviour CR & Elliott BCF (2006) . Journal De Physique IV JP, 134, 147-155.
  • Curiel Sosa JL, de Souza Neto E & Owen DRJ (2006) . Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering, 22(1), 63-75.
  • Bég OA, Rashidi MM, Mahabaleswar US, Rahimzadeh N, Curiel-Sosa JL & Laraqi N () Homotoy analysis of magnetohydrodynamic convection flow in manufacture of a viscoelastic fabric for space applications. International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics.

Book chapters

  • Abuzayed IH, Wirawan N & Curiel-Sosa JL (2025) , Sustainable Aviation (pp. 13-28). Springer Nature Switzerland
  • Curiel-Sosa JL, Brighenti R, Serna Moreno MC & Barbieri E (2015) Computational techniques for simulation of damage and failure on composites In Beaumont P, Soutis C & Hodzic A (Ed.), Structural Integrity and Durability of Advanced Composites Woodhead Publishing
  • Curiel Sosa JL (2011) In Attaf B (Ed.), Advances in Composite Materials - Ecodesign and Analysis

Book reviews

  • Curiel-Sosa JL (2015) Book Reviews of 'Introduction to Aeronautics: a Design Perspective'. Aeronautical Journal, 119(1221), 1463-1464.

Conference proceedings

  • Hamzah F & Curiel-Sosa J (2024) . Proceedings of the 2024 UK Association for Computational Mechanics Conference (pp 179-182). Durham, UK, 10 April 2024 - 10 April 2024.
  • Ahmad MIM, Curiel-Sosa JL, Akbar M & Abdullah NA (2018) . Journal of Physics Conference Series, Vol. 1106(1)
  • Wirawan N, Abdullah NA, Akbar M & Curiel-Sosa JL (2018) . Journal of Physics Conference Series, Vol. 1106(1)
  • Abdullah NA, Curiel-Sosa JL, Wirawan N & Akbar M (2018) Structural Integrity Assessment on Cracked Composite Plate under Aeroelastic Loading by means of XFEM. Proceedings IRF2018: 6th International Conference Integrity-Reliability-Failure. Lisbon, Portugal
  • Apetrei R, Curiel-Sosa JL & Qin N (2018) Prediction of Unsteady Transonic Buffeting using the SU2 Open-Source Code. Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD 7). Glasgow, 11 June 2018 - 11 June 2018.
  • Abdullah NA, Wirawan N, Curiel-Sosa JL & Akbar M (2018) Aerofracturelastic on Wing Box of Multi-Purpose Commuter Aircraft Under Gust Load by means of XFEM. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Integrity – Reliability -Failure. Lisbon, Portugal, 22 July 2018 - 22 July 2018.
  • Akbar M & Curiel-Sosa JL (2017) Implementation of Multiphase Piezoelectric Composites on Aircraft Wingbox Structure for Energy Harvesting Purpose. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Composite Structures. Paris, France, 4 September 2017 - 7 September 2017.
  • Abdullah NA, Curiel-Sosa JL, Taylor ZA, Tafazzolimoghaddam B, Martinez Vicente JL & Zhang C (2017) . MECHCOMP3 – 3rd International Conference of Mechanics of Composites. Bologna, Italy, 4 July 2017 - 4 July 2017.
  • Abdullah NA, Curiel-Sosa JL & Akbar M (2017) Flutter assessment on composite plate with crack by means of fully coupled Finite Element and Doublet Lattice Method. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Mechanics of Composites. Bologna, 4 July 2017 - 7 July 2017.
  • Curiel Sosa J, Ahmad MIM & Rongong J (2017) Development of modified-Rousselier model for creep damage problems in eXtended finite element method (XFEM) approach. CFRAC 2017. Nantes, France, 14 June 2017 - 16 June 2017.
  • Akbar M & Sosa JLC (2017) HYBRID MATHEMATICAL/ISOGEOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTER COMPOSITE UNDER DYNAMIC BENDING. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MECHANICS AND MATERIALS IN DESIGN (M2D2017) (pp 53-62)
  • Curiel-Sosa JL, Tafazzolimoghaddam B, Navarro-Zafra J, Akbar M, Abdullah NA & Ahmad MIM (2017) MODELLING TECHNIQUES FOR DELAMINATION AND FRACTURE OF COMPOSITES. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MECHANICS AND MATERIALS IN DESIGN (M2D2017) (pp 1181-1182)
  • Curiel-Sosa J & Apetrei R (2016) A numerical investigation on Circulation Controlled Lift Augmentation for STOL Aircraft. The 2016 Applied Aerodynamics Conference: Evolution & Innovation Continues- The Next 150 Years of Co. Bristol, 21 July 2016.
  • Abdullah NA & Curiel-Sosa J (2016) Aerodynamics Modelling of a New Smart Light Aircraft. Applied Aerodynamics Conference. London, 19 July 2016 - 21 July 2016.
  • Curiel-Sosa J, Navarro-Zafra J, Tafazzolimoghaddam B & Serna Moreno MC (2016) Extended Finite Element Method: Strategies for Delamination and Fracture in Composites. Proceedings of II MechComp conference. Porto, Portugal, 11 July 2016 - 14 July 2016.
  • Tafazzolimoghaddam B, Curiel-Sosa J & Navarro Zafra J (2015) Energy release rates in composite laminates by finite element, boundary element, and analytical methods. 23rd UK Conference of the Association for Computational Mechanics in Engineering.. Swansea, 8 April 2015 - 10 April 2015.
  • Curiel-Sosa JL, Tafazzolimoghadam B, Navarro-Zafra J & Serna Moreno MC (2014) Damage and Failure in Composites. 11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XI). Barcelona, Spain, 20 July 2014 - 25 July 2014.
  • Navarro-Zafra J, Curiel-Sosa JL & Serna Moreno MC (2014) 3D crack analysis of a chopped glass-reinforced polyester cruciform specimen under biaxial loading using two different numerical techniques for modelling cracks: XFEM and a progressive damage model. 18th International Conference on Composite Structures (ICCS18). Lisbon, Portugal, 15 June 2015 - 19 June 2015.
  • Serna Moreno MC, Curiel Sosa JL & Navarro Zafra J (2014) Initiation and evolution of cracks in a chopped glass-reinforced composite under biaxial testing by means of XFEM. 16th European Conference on Composite Materials Eccm 2014
  • Curiel Sosa JL, Muñoz JJ, Pinho ST, Li Q & Beg OA (2012) Simulation of damage on laminates. Eccomas 2012 European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering E Book Full Papers (pp 1940-1946)
  • Curiel Sosa JL (2008) A novel directional damage model for composites. Civil Comp Proceedings, Vol. 88
  • Curiel Sosa J, Petrinic N, Siviour CR & Elliot BCF (2007) On competing volumetric and deviatoric damage mechanisms in simulation of ductile fracture in Ti64 alloy at high rates of strains. 10th European Mechanics of Materials Conference (EMMC10), Multi-phases and multi-components material. Kazimierz Dolny, Poland, 11 June 2007 - 14 June 2007.
  • Sosa JLC, Petrinic N, de Neto EAS & Owen DRJ (2006) (pp 121-121)
  • Curiel Sosa JL, De Souza Neto E & Owen DRJ (2005) In-time implicit-explicit algorithm for nonlinear finite element analysis. 3rd M I T Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics (pp 1090-1094)
  • Abuzayed I, Curiel J, Wiravan N & Zhang C () . 9th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on the Mechanical Response of Composites
  • Wirawan N & Curiel-Sosa JL () Progressive damage modelling on fibre-reinforced composite using 3D puck failure criterion with a fast fracture plane angle search algorithm. UKACM 2023 Conference Proceedings. The University of Warwick, Coventry, 19 April 2023 - 19 April 2023.

Theses

  • Curiel Sosa JL (2006) Computational Modelling of Critical Points and Structural Discontinuities. Swansea University.

Datasets

  • Apetrei R, Ciobaca V, Sosa JC & Qin N .
Teaching activities

Jose’s learning and teaching approach is best described as project-based and research-led. Project-based learning is recognised as very effective for the development of professional skills in engineering students, aligning effectively learning outcomes to those skills.

In his Aircraft Design module, students work cooperatively to design an aircraft concept, encouraging the incorporation of recent innovations from the aeronautical sector.

Short period activities are embedded within his lectures to promote student interaction, critical thinking and problem-solving, making use of learning technology –e.g. audience response systems- to communicate and receive feedback from students in real time.

Strategies to improve inclusivity of all students independently of their background or origin is an area he is keen on finding new teaching methods to enhance it. Thus, he created the Aircraft Design Café in which informal discussions on this and any matters of interest for students can be raised.

He has consistently received high scores for his learning and teaching strategy, which has led to several award nominations for teaching and doctoral supervision.

Jose is recognised as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He acts as assessor for the Learning and Teaching Professional Recognition Scheme ( LTPRS ) at TUOS. LTPRS follows the UK Professional Standards Framework to acknowledge success in Higher Education.

Professional activities and memberships
  • Full Member, EPSRC College of Reviewers.
  • Assessor, Learning and Teaching Professional Recognition Scheme.
  • Career Learning Assessor, Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
  • Nominated by PhD students to the Best Postgraduate Supervisor Academic Award in 2018 and shortlisted in 2019.
  • Nominated by University of Sheffield students to the Outstanding Teaching Academic Award, 2017 & 2018.
  • Nominated to the TUOS Senate Award for Sustained Excellence 2017.
  • Inspirational Teaching Award nomination-by-students, 2011.
  • PhD external examiner: University of Manchester, University of Oviedo, UCLM (Spain), Putra Malaysia, University of Warwick, University of Greenwich.
  • Invited seminars: Imperial College, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Swansea University, University of Warwick.
Consulting

* Mechanical Designs

          - Structural Integrity and optimisation.

* Composite structures assessment.

* Industrial Engineering 

         - Complex systems. 

         - Manufacturing systems simulation and management.

* Engineering modelling and simulation

          - assessment of mechanical components and structures. 

          - tailored-made simulation tools: damage constitutive models, novel finite elements,... 

          - fatigue analysis and concept lifetime prediction.

          - stress analysis.