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St. Joseph’s College of Engineering
MSME GRANT OF ₹15 LAKHS IN IDEA

HACKATHON 4.0 (YOUTH)

The Department of Chemical Engineering proudly congratulates Ms. Negha

Magendran, a dynamic and innovative student, for her remarkable

achievement in securing funding through the MSME Idea Hackathon 4.0

(Youth), conducted by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

(MSME), Government of India. Her project, titled “Production of Highly

Demand Value Added Organic Acids – Ferulic Acid, Coumaric Acid, Hyaluronic

Acid Using Industrial Wastes by Fermentation Technology – A Circular

Economy (DEATNO22888)”. The project received a total grant of ₹15 lakhs,

which will be utilized to further research and develop scalable solutions to

produce value-added organic acids. Ms. Negha was mentored by Dr. N.

Magesh, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, who

guided her through the ideation, proposal drafting, and technical validation

processes. His mentorship has been instrumental in aligning the project with

practical industrial applications and sustainability goals.

D r . N . M a g e s h
M s . N e g h a M a g e n d r a n Dr.N.Magesh
A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r
Ms.Negha Magendran
Assistant Professor

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