Thirumalai N.C. is Sector Head – Strategic Studies, at CSTEP. He has been associated with CSTEP’s inter-disciplinary research activities for more than nine years. His fields of interest are renewable energy and computational modelling of energy systems.

Prior to CSTEP, he worked in experimental aerodynamics at the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Mysore.