In 2005 she moved to Texas A&M University where she was given tenure on arrival and became a member of the George P. and Cynthia Woods Michell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy.
[4] As she accepted her position to be a professor of physics at Texas A&M in 2005, Melanie was given the opportunity to work alongside her sister, Katrin Becker, to further their studies and specialization in string theory.
[7] Hosted by the Institute for Advanced Study, Becker was invited as a lecturer for their 2010 Prospects in Theoretical Physics (PiTP) program titled Aspects of Supersymmetry.
Becker and her younger sister moved to College Station and were recruited to Texas A&M in 2005 as part of a faculty reinvestment program.
[3] In 2004 she received a fellowship from the Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) for the development of String Theory among young undergraduate female students.