Deepika Kurup: A young scientist's quest for clean water
Deepika Kurup: Cesta mladé vědkyně za čistou vodou
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,
cestovali přes půl světa,
country of India.
for its scorching heat and humidity.
pro své spalující horko a vlhkost.
is to drink plenty of water.
vypít hodně vody.
to only drink boiled or bottled water,
mám pít pouze převařenou nebo balenou,
and easily get clean, potable water,
a jednoduše získat čistou, pitnou vodu,
in the busy streets of India,
na rušných ulicích Indie,
from streams on the roadside.
příliš špinavou i jen na dotek,
sociální nespravedlnost
why these kids lacked water,
proč tyto děti nemají dost vody,
nedostatku vody.
is covered in water,
of that is freshwater,
of Earth's freshwater supply
and economic growth,
a ekonomických růstem
are rapidly depleting.
World Health Organization,
is a leading cause of death
in developing countries,
a water-related disease.
spojenou s vodou.
one summer in eighth grade,
to combine my passion
že chci spojit svou vášeň
into a laboratory.
na laboratoř.
my kitchen into a laboratory,
laboratoř z naší kuchyně,
and kicked me out.
a vykopli mě.
on water-related research,
článků o výzkumu vody
in developing countries,
s názvem solární dezinfekce
are filled with contaminated water
kontaminovanou vodou
for six to eight hours.
po šest až osm hodin.
of these harmful pathogens
and energy-efficient,
a také energeticky výhodná,
when it's cloudy.
the SODIS process faster,
that speeds up a reaction.
co urychluje reakci.
this solar disinfection process.
and strikes a photocatalyst,
na fotokatalyzátor,
really reactive oxygen species,
and hydroxyl radicals.
a hydroxylové radikály.
a organické látky
from drinking water.
there are several disadvantages
fotokatalického SODIS
is currently deployed.
the clear plastic bottles
with this photocatalytic coating.
v opalovacích krémech,
on the inside of these bottles,
some of the UV radiation
of the process.
to the plastic bottle,
and people end up drinking the catalyst.
a lidé tyto katalyzátory pijí.
if you keep drinking the catalyst,
to continue to replenish it,
to overcome the disadvantages
method of purifying water.
metodu čištění vody.
science fair project
pro vědecký veletrh
for water purification.
na čištění vody.
titanium dioxide with cement.
oxid titaničitý s cementem.
into several different shapes,
versatile range of deployment methods.
široký potenciál pro nasazení metody.
inside water bottles for individual use
do láhve pro osobní užití,
that can filter water for families.
kterým můžete filtrovat vodu pro rodiny.
of an existing water tank
již existující vodní nádrže
over a longer period of time.
to a sophisticated laboratory.
k sofistikované laboratoři.
in pursuing scientific research
the global water crisis.
just the universal solvent.
on this science fair project from 2012
od roku 2012,
into the real world.
do skutečného světa.
I founded Catalyst for World Water,
Katalyzátor pro vodu světa,
solutions to the global water crisis.
řešení nedostatku vody.
can't do much,
come together to form oceans,
aby vytvořily oceány,
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.
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