N. Kalaiselvi

N. Kalaiselvi
Born (1967-02-05) February 5, 1967
Alma materRani Anna Government College for Women; Government Arts College, Coimbatore; Annamalai University (PhD)
Known forResearch on battery materials; first woman Director General of CSIR
Scientific career
FieldsElectrochemical energy storage
InstitutionsCouncil of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR); Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI)

Nallathamby Kalaiselvi (born 5 February 1967) is an Indian electrochemical scientist and administrator who is currently serving as the Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Secretary of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR). She is the first woman scientist to head CSIR.