Additive manufacturing, fiber-reinforced composites, sustainable composite materials development, bio-inspired composites, aging and in-service performance analysis of composites, mechanical characterization and failure analysis of composites. 

• M. Malik, P. Saxena, R. Kiran, “Fracture mechanisms in bio-inspired Bouligand continuous basalt fiber-reinforced polylactic acid composites fabricated via additive manufacturing”, Composites Communications (2026). doi:10.1016/j.coco.2026.102724
• M. Malik, P. Saxena, “A comparative assessment of hydrothermal aging effects on performance and failure modes of additively manufactured continuous basalt fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites”, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing (2025). doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.109195
• M. Malik, D. Ruan, P. Saxena, “Effect of Raster Orientation and Fiber Volume Fraction on 3D-Printed Continuous Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Polylactic Acid Composites”, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance (2025). doi:10.1007/s11665-025-11076-x
• M. Malik, P. Saxena, “3D-Printed Continuous Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Polylactic Acid Composites: Effect of Printing Parameters on Impact and Interlaminar Shear Strength”, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance (2025). doi:10.1007/s11665-025-10767-9
• M. Malik, A. Vijaivargia, V. Sharma, S. Pathak, P. Saxena, “Toward a sustainable industry from waste: Opportunities for utilization of alternative agro-residue-based raw materials”, Sustainable Smart Composites (Book Chapter, 2025)
• M. Malik, P. Saxena, “Mechanical Properties of 3D Printed Materials at High Strain Rates”, Composite Materials (Book Chapter, 2023)
• L. Malik, G. S. Saini, M. Malik, A. Tevatia, “Sustainability of Wind Turbine Blade: Instantaneous Real-Time Prediction of Its Failure Using Machine Learning and Solution Based on Materials and Design”, Handbook of Sustainable Materials (2023)
• Y. P. Jha, M. Malik, M. Kumar, H. K. Malik, “Electronegative Warm Plasma and Material Interaction Under Secondary Electron Emission”, Materials Today: Proceedings (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.06.059
• R. Dhawan, M. Malik, H. K. Malik, “Modified Bohm’s Criterion in a Collisional Electronegative Plasma Having Two-Temperature Non-Extensive Electrons”, Journal of Theoretical and Applied Physics (2022), Vol. 16. https://oiccpress.com/jtap/article/view/1944

• 2021 – 2026, Dual Degree (MTech + PhD) in Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, India. 
• 2015 – 2019, BTech in Mechanical Engineering, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University, India. 

• 2026 – Present, Postdoctoral Fellow at ENERCOMP, KAUST, Saudi Arabia.
• 2025 – 2026, Project Scientist at Department of Applied Mechanics & Biomedical Engineering, IIT Madras, India.
• 2021 – 2026, PhD researcher at School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, IIT Mandi, India.

SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals 

• 1st Position, AP Expo 2019, under the “Economically Viable Project” category, ABES Engineering College. 
• Scholarship for the Dual Degree (MTech + PhD) program by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India, 2021. 
• Awarded DST International Travel Support (ITS) funding to present at the Asia-Pacific International Conference on Additive Manufacturing (APICAM 2025), Melbourne, Australia.