Through her own personal research and collaboration with other colleagues, she strived to make advancements in the efficiency and effectiveness of monitoring earthquakes.
In addition, her work aimed to effectively reduce earthquake destruction in countries that experience frequent seismic phenomena.
[4] In May 2015, Meltzer was a key individual in the on-goings of said workshop, which gathered 100 researchers in sharing the best modern practices of geophysical networks.
Meltzer's research uses seismographic data to examine the formation of new mountain ranges including the Tibetan Plateau[6] and Nanga Parbat in Pakistan.
Another critical focus of Meltzer's work is studying how to use new and developing seismic instrumentation to decrease earthquake injuries and death.