Prof. Meiling Zhu is Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering, and Founder and Head of the Energy Harvesting Research Group, studying energy harvesting, power management, wireless sensing, and integration and characterisation with a particular focus on energy harvesting powered wireless sensor system technologies at the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences at the University of Exeter. Her research is multi-disciplinary, encompassing materials, physics, mechanical, electrical and electronic sciences and engineering, and information and communication technology.