N. Kalaiselvi (Indian Researcher) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Researcher
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	05/02/1967
Age	59 years
Birthplace	Ambasamudhram, Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu

Latest News about N. Kalaiselvi

01/06/2026

Dr. N. Kalaiselvi assumed additional charge as Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences while continuing her roles as Director General of CSIR and Secretary of DSIR. The announcement was shared by the Ministry of Earth Sciences and noted her formal welcome by ministry officials.

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Bio/Wiki

Real Name/Full Name	Nallathamby Kalaiselvi
Known For	Being appointed as the first woman director general of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) — India's premier public sector R&D organisation on 8 August 2022; First woman scientist to head CSIR in its 80-year history

Physical Stats & More

Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University	Annamalai University in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu
PhD	Annamalai University in Chidambaram

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Married

Parents

Father	Name
Mother	Name

Siblings

She has two elder brothers.

Family

Father	Name
Mother	Name
Siblings	Two elder brothers

Career

Fellowship Programs	1999: Selected for INSA visiting fellowship [within INDIA] for the year 2003-04: Brain Pool Fellowship Program of South Korea 2009-10: Raman Research Fellowship at the University of Texas at Austin, USA 2011: Selected under INSA-NRF exchange Program of Scientists and visited KERI, Changwon
Awards	1999: INSA Visiting fellowship (INSA, India) 1999, 2000, & 2001: Young Scientist Seminar Award of CECRI (3 times) 2003: Brain Pool Fellowship of Korea (South Korea) 2006: Citation in Marqui’s who is who in Science and Engineering in Asia 2007: Top 100 Scientists of the year 2007 and International Scientist of the year 2007: Reviewer (Elsevier, IOP, Wiley, RSC and ACS journals) 2008: Citation in Special 10th Anniversary Edition of Marqui’s Who is Who in Science and Engineering 2009: Raman Research Fellowship (CSIR, India) to visit the University of Texas at Austin, USA 2011: INSA –NRF Exchange Program of Scientists (INSA, India) to visit KERI, South Korea 2015: Materials Research Society Medal (MRSI, Bangalore) 2019: C V RAMAN MAHILA VIJNANA PURASKARA at Twelfth National Women's Science Congress held at Mysore
Current Position	Director General, CSIR (2022–present); Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR)
Previous Position	Director of CSIR-CECRI (2019–2022)

Social Media

Twitter	https://x.com/DrNKalaiselvi
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/in/nallathamby-kalaiselvi-n-b44542115

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Nallathamby Kalaiselvi specializes in lithium-ion batteries.
2. She enjoyed playing boys' games during her childhood.
3. She has over 25 years of experience in electrochemical power systems.
4. She is a significant contributor to the National Mission for Electric Mobility.
5. She joined CSIR-CECRI in 1997 as a young scientist after working as a professor for three years post-PhD.
6. She became Director of CSIR-CECRI in 2019.
7. She has authored more than 125 research papers and holds six patents.
8. She has guided eight PhD scholars.
9. She began her career as a teacher of science and engineering before joining CSIR-CECRI.
10. Her research interests include lithium and beyond lithium batteries, supercapacitors, electrodes and electrolytes for energy storage and electrocatalytic applications.
11. She is currently engaged in projects related to the advancement of Sodium-ion/Lithium-sulfur batteries and supercapacitors.
12. She served as the Theme Director of Energy and Energy Devices (E2D) of CSIR, with CSIR-CECRI as the nodal laboratory.

N. Kalaiselvi Researcher Indian Ambasamudhram, Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu