Deepika Kurup: A young scientist's quest for clean water
Deepika Kurup: Die Suche einer jungen Wissenschaftlerin nach sauberem Wasser
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,
Familie und ich um die Welt,
country of India.
for its scorching heat and humidity.
sengende Hitze und Feuchtigkeit.
diese Hitze, viel Wasser zu trinken.
is to drink plenty of water.
to only drink boiled or bottled water,
oder abgefülltes Wasser zu trinken.
and easily get clean, potable water,
aus dem Wasserhahn bekomme,
in the busy streets of India,
in den geschäftigen Straßen Indiens
aus einem Hahn füllten.
from streams on the roadside.
Rinnsälen entlang der Straße füllten.
Wasser trinken mussten,
zum Berühren fand,
der Welt zu suchen.
why these kids lacked water,
diesen Kindern an Wasser fehlte,
Wasserkrise zu tun haben.
is covered in water,
von Wasser bedeckt ist,
of that is freshwater,
of Earth's freshwater supply
des Süßwasservorrats der Erde
and economic growth,
und Wirtschaftswachstum
an sauberem Wasser,
are rapidly depleting.
sind schnell aufgebraucht.
World Health Organization,
Menschen in unserer Welt
einer sauberen Wasserquelle.
is a leading cause of death
Wasser ist eine häufige Todesursache
in developing countries,
in Entwicklungsländern,
dass täglich 3000 Kinder
a water-related disease.
verursachten Krankheit sterben.
one summer in eighth grade,
achten Klasse nach Hause kam,
to combine my passion
Interesse zu kombinieren.
into a laboratory.
my kitchen into a laboratory,
erst meine Küche in ein Labor,
and kicked me out.
nicht. Sie warfen mich raus.
on water-related research,
zur Wasserforschung
in developing countries,
Entwicklungsländern derzeit
zur Wasserreinigung einsetzt.
are filled with contaminated water
Plastikflaschen mit verschmutztem Wasser
for six to eight hours.
Stunden dem Sonnenlicht aus.
of these harmful pathogens
schädlichen Krankheitserreger
and energy-efficient,
anzuwenden und energieeffizient,
when it's cloudy.
bis zu zwei Tage dauern kann.
the SODIS process faster,
that speeds up a reaction.
beschleunigt eine Reaktion.
this solar disinfection process.
die solare Desinfizierung.
and strikes a photocatalyst,
einen Photokatalysator,
really reactive oxygen species,
Sauerstoffspezies gebildet,
and hydroxyl radicals.
und Hydroxil-Radikale.
from drinking water.
aus Trinkwasser entfernen.
there are several disadvantages
is currently deployed.
photokatalytischen SODIS-Methode.
the clear plastic bottles
with this photocatalytic coating.
einer photokatalytischen Schicht.
Sonnencremes verwendet,
on the inside of these bottles,
some of the UV radiation
of the process.
Wirksamkeit des Vorgangs.
to the plastic bottle,
Plastikflasche gebunden,
and people end up drinking the catalyst.
Menschen trinken die Katalysatoren.
if you keep drinking the catalyst,
man den Katalysator trinkt.
to continue to replenish it,
Anwendungen erneut auftragen.
to overcome the disadvantages
Behandlungsmethoden zu überwinden
method of purifying water.
Methode zur Wasserreinigung zu entwickeln.
science fair project
für die achte Klasse
for water purification.
Gemisch zur Wasserreinigung.
titanium dioxide with cement.
Titaniumdioxid mit Zement.
into several different shapes,
verschiedene Formen gebracht werden,
versatile range of deployment methods.
Einsatzmöglichkeiten ergeben.
inside water bottles for individual use
individuellen Gebrauch platzieren kann,
that can filter water for families.
der das Wasser für Familien filtern kann.
of an existing water tank
Wassertanks damit beschichten,
over a longer period of time.
to a sophisticated laboratory.
einem gut ausgestatteten Labor.
in pursuing scientific research
the global water crisis.
für die Wasserkrise zu suchen.
just the universal solvent.
das universelle Lösungsmittel.
on this science fair project from 2012
Naturwissenschaftsprojekt von 2012,
into the real world.
die echte Welt zu bringen.
I founded Catalyst for World Water,
"Catalyst for World Water",
solutions to the global water crisis.
die Wasserkrise zu entwickeln.
can't do much,
Wassertropfen nicht viel,
unserem Planeten erhalten.
come together to form oceans,
zusammen den Ozean bilden,
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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