He serves as the Goodson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and President’s Fellow at Purdue University. Dr. Malshe is the Ball Brothers Executive Director of the Manufacturing and Materials Research Laboratories (MMRL), Director of the nation’s first Center for In-Space Manufacturing (CISM), and Co-Director of eXcellence in Manufacturing and Operations (XMO) at Purdue.

He is an internationally recognized leader in in-space manufacturing, nanomaterials and nanomanufacturing, heterogeneous electronics packaging, bio-inspired designs, and translational innovation.

With over 40 years of experience spanning academia, entrepreneurship, small-manufacturing business ownership, and industrial leadership, he has transformed over 70% of patents from laboratory innovation into commercial success, impacting sectors such as transportation, energy, defense, space, EVs, manufacturing, and performance racing. A prolific innovator and educator, Dr. Malshe has authored 250+ publications, holds 28 patents, delivered 100+ keynote lectures worldwide, and mentored and educated over 1200 students and industrial engineers.

His pioneering breakthroughs include factory-in-space, convergent in-space manufacturing, ultrashort-laser processing, cBN superhard coatings, nanoelectromechanical machining, and 2D superlubrication. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), the highest honor an engineer can receive, “for innovations in nanomanufacturing with impact in multiple industry sectors.” He has earned 45+ global recognitions, including R&D 100 and Edison Awards. A Fellow of AAAS, ASME, ASM, CIRP, InstP, NAI, and SME, Dr. Malshe’s mission-driven career advances resilient, sustainable, and bio-inspired manufacturing for Earth and space.

Outside work, he enjoys painting (expression and abstract art), traveling, motorcycling, and homebrewing, and he guides his life by servant-leadership inspired by faith, family, and service to society.