Before being appointed as DG of CSIR, Kalaiselvi was the first woman to lead the CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute.
Dr Nallathamby Kalaiselvi has been appointed as the Director General of CSIR. (South First)
Nallathamby Kalaiselvi was recently appointed the director-general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
It made her the first woman to head the consortium of 38 research institutes in the country.
She succeeds Shekhar Mande, who superannuated in April.
According to Personnel Ministry orders, Kalaiselvi has been appointed for a period of two years with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the post.
She has also been appointed secretary of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.
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Kalaiselvi was born at Ambasamudram, a small town in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. She completed her schooling in Tamil medium.
Before being appointed the DG of CSIR, she was the first woman to lead the CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR-CECRI) at Karaikudi in Tamil Nadu.
She started her career in research as an entry-level scientist at CSIR-CECRI, and reached the level of director after 25 years.
She is currently involved in developing practically viable sodium-ion/lithium-sulphur batteries and supercapacitors.
Her research interests include lithium and beyond-lithium batteries, supercapacitors, waste-to-wealth-driven electrodes, and electrolytes for energy storage and electrocatalytic applications.
Kalaiselvi has more than 125 research papers and six patents to her credit.
Under her guidance, eight research scholars have received PhD and six researchers are currently pursuing their PhD.
She has been bestowed with several prestigious awards and accolades, including the Material Research Society of India medal, CSIR Raman Research Fellowship, INSA-NRF Exchange Award, Brain Pool Fellowship of Korea, and the Most Inspiring Woman Scientist by New Delhi-based Engineering Watch.
She was also instrumental in — and coordinated from — the CSIR-CECRI the preparation of the Technical Report on the National Mission for Electric Mobility, which aims to achieve national fuel security by promoting hybrid and electric vehicles in the country.
She is also a part of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)-initiated Mobility Mission Concept.
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