She completed her graduate work in electrical engineering at the California Institute of Technology in 2003. Dr. Meng directs the Biomedical Microsystems Laboratory which specializes in focuses on advancing biocompatible polymer technology and micromachining, sensors and actuators, microfluidics, implantable MEMS and bioMEMS. She is a recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER and Wallace H. Coulter Foundation Early Career Awards. Ellis was recognized as a 2009 TR35 Young Innovator Under 35 for her work in next generation drug delivery pumps. She also an active educator and authored a textbook on bioMEMS. Her professional memberships include Tau Beta Pi, IEEE, ASME, ASEE, and BMES.