CSIR gets first woman director general N. Kalaiselvi

Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: August 09 2022

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The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has for the first time in its 80-year history appointed a woman Director-General.
Lithium-ion battery scientist Dr N. Kalaiselvi broke another glass ceiling in her career after being appointed as the Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for a span of two years.
She succeeds Shekhar Mande, who superannuated in April.
She will now lead the network of 38 laboratories and nearly 4,500 scientists.
She was previously the first woman scientist to head the CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR-CECRI) in 2019.