Deepika Kurup: A young scientist's quest for clean water
ديبيكا كوراب: بحث عالمة يافعة عن المياه النظيفة
Water is the basis of life, and too many people around the world suffer from waterborne illnesses. Deepika Kurup is working to change that. Full bio
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travel across the world,
country of India.
for its scorching heat and humidity.
بالحرارة الشديدة و الرطوبة.
is to drink plenty of water.
to only drink boiled or bottled water,
مياة مغلية أو معبأة.
and easily get clean, potable water,
على مياه نظيفة صالحة للشرب
in the busy streets of India,
from streams on the roadside.
why these kids lacked water,
المياه تنقص هؤلاء الأطفال
is covered in water,
of that is freshwater,
of Earth's freshwater supply
الأرض من المياه العذبة
and economic growth,
are rapidly depleting.
العذبة يتم استنفادها سريعاً
World Health Organization,
is a leading cause of death
سبب أساسي لموت
in developing countries,
الخامسة في الدول النامية.
a water-related disease.
متعلقة بالمياه غير النظيفة.
one summer in eighth grade,
في الصيف في صفي الثامن،
to combine my passion
into a laboratory.
my kitchen into a laboratory,
and kicked me out.
on water-related research,
المتعلقة بالمياه في الجرائد،
in developing countries,
are filled with contaminated water
المياه الشفافة بمياه ملوثة
for six to eight hours.
من ست إلى ثمان ساعات.
of these harmful pathogens
و مسببات الأمراض
and energy-efficient,
الاستخدام و موفرة للطاقة
when it's cloudy.
عندما يكون الجو غائماً.
the SODIS process faster,
تسمَى التحفيز الضوئي
that speeds up a reaction.
تسرع التفاعل الكيميائي.
this solar disinfection process.
and strikes a photocatalyst,
على الحفاز الضوئي،
really reactive oxygen species,
أوكسيجين تفاعلية جداً
and hydroxyl radicals.
الهيدروجين و مجموعة الهيدروكسيل.
from drinking water.
there are several disadvantages
العديد من السلبيات
is currently deployed.
the clear plastic bottles
with this photocatalytic coating.
ثاني أوكسيد التيتانيوم
on the inside of these bottles,
لتغطية الزجاجات من الداخل
some of the UV radiation
الأشعة فوق البنفسجية
of the process.
to the plastic bottle,
and people end up drinking the catalyst.
if you keep drinking the catalyst,
to continue to replenish it,
to overcome the disadvantages
method of purifying water.
لتنقية المياه.
science fair project
العلوم في الصف الثامن
for water purification.
الضوئي لتنقية المياه.
titanium dioxide with cement.
التيتانيوم مع الأسمنت.
into several different shapes,
يمكن تشكيله لأشكال عديدة،
versatile range of deployment methods.
inside water bottles for individual use
المياه بسهولة للاستخدام الشخصي
that can filter water for families.
لتنقية المياه للعائلات.
of an existing water tank
over a longer period of time.
to a sophisticated laboratory.
in pursuing scientific research
the global water crisis.
just the universal solvent.
on this science fair project from 2012
من معرض العلوم عام 2012
into the real world.
I founded Catalyst for World Water,
"حافز للمياه العالمية"
solutions to the global water crisis.
الحلول لأزمة المياه العالمية.
can't do much,
بإمكانها فعل الكثير
come together to form oceans,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Deepika Kurup - Inventor, student scientistWater is the basis of life, and too many people around the world suffer from waterborne illnesses. Deepika Kurup is working to change that.
Why you should listen
Deepika Kurup is a scientist, speaker, social entrepreneur and student at Harvard University. She has been passionate about solving the global water crisis ever since she was in middle school. After witnessing children in India drinking dirty water, Kurup developed a water purification system that harnesses solar energy to remove contaminants from water.
Recognized as "America’s Top Young Scientist" in 2012, Kurup won the grand prize in the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. In 2014 she was honored with the "United States President's Environmental Youth Award" and represented the United States in Stockholm, Sweden at the international Stockholm Junior Water Prize. Most recently Kurup was named one of the Forbes' "30 Under 30: Energy" and was the National Geographic Explorer Award Winner in the 2015 Google Science Fair. She attended the 2016 (and 2013) White House Science Fair. Currently she is CEO and founder Catalyst for World Water, a social enterprise aimed at deploying the technology she developed in water-scarce areas.
Along with research, Kurup is passionate about STEM education, and she feels that STEM education has the power to revolutionize the world. In her free time, she enjoys giving talks and writing articles to encourage students all around the world to pursue science, technology, engineering and math, and to increase awareness of the global water crisis. She has been invited to speak at schools, international conferences and the United Nations.
Deepika Kurup | Speaker | TED.com