Professor Elena Kovaleva graduated with a degree in Engineering Physics from the S.M Kirov Ural Polytechnical Institute in Russia in 1992 and received her PhD in 1999. Elena was appointed Associate Professor of Inorganic Chemistry in 2004.

She is currently a Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at KIST. Elena's area of specialization is in spin probe and surface electrical Potential Measurements in Inorganic Compounds and surfaces.