<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/deepak_kuman_young_engineer_award_2026.php" dsn="2023-news"><title>ESF Associate Professor Deepak Kumar Named 2026 Young Engineer of the Year</title><subtitle/><item_date>10/14/2026</item_date><summary>Dr. Deepak Kumar, associate professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), has been recognized with the 2026 Young Engineer of the Year Award from the Northeast Agricultural and Biological Engineering Conference (NABEC). </summary><featured/><heading-type>image</heading-type><image><img src="/news/2026/Images/deepak_kumar_award.jpg" alt="Person holding a plaque stands by a screen with their photo displayed on it and the name Deepak Kumar."/></image><image_caption>Dr. Deepak Kumar</image_caption><video/><thumbnail><img src="" alt=""/></thumbnail><internal>true</internal></item>