Deepika Kurup: A young scientist's quest for clean water
Deepika Kurup: A la búsqueda de agua potable por una joven científica
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,
viajamos por todo el mundo,
country of India.
for its scorching heat and humidity.
por su calor abrasador y su humedad.
is to drink plenty of water.
este calor es beber mucha agua.
to only drink boiled or bottled water,
beber solo agua hervida o embotellada,
and easily get clean, potable water,
obtener agua limpia y potable,
a menudo está contaminada.
in the busy streets of India,
en las concurridas calles de India,
de plástico transparente
from streams on the roadside.
en el borde de la carretera.
para tocarla
de nuestro mundo.
why these kids lacked water,
estos niños carecían de agua,
is covered in water,
está cubierto de agua,
of that is freshwater,
of Earth's freshwater supply
de agua dulce de la Tierra
and economic growth,
y el crecimiento económico,
es cada vez mayor,
are rapidly depleting.
dulce se están agotando rápidamente.
World Health Organization,
Organización Mundial de la Salud,
una fuente de agua limpia.
is a leading cause of death
es una causa principal de muerte
in developing countries,
en países en vías de desarrollo,
a water-related disease.
relacionada con el agua.
one summer in eighth grade,
un verano en el octavo grado,
to combine my passion
que podría hacer,
into a laboratory.
mi garaje en un laboratorio.
my kitchen into a laboratory,
mi cocina en un laboratorio,
and kicked me out.
y realmente me echaron.
on water-related research,
de investigación relacionadas con el agua,
in developing countries,
en los países en desarrollo,
are filled with contaminated water
plástico se llenan con agua contaminada
for six to eight hours.
durante seis a ocho horas.
of these harmful pathogens
and energy-efficient,
con una alta eficiencia energética,
when it's cloudy.
dos días si está nublado.
the SODIS process faster,
that speeds up a reaction.
que acelera una reacción.
this solar disinfection process.
este proceso de desinfección solar.
and strikes a photocatalyst,
y da a un fotocatalizador,
really reactive oxygen species,
estas especies reactivas del oxígeno,
and hydroxyl radicals.
y radicales hidroxilo.
las bacterias y sustancias orgánicas
from drinking water.
contaminantes del agua potable.
there are several disadvantages
is currently deployed.
SODIS se aplica actualmente.
the clear plastic bottles
with this photocatalytic coating.
recubrimiento fotocatalítico.
como el dióxido de titanio,
en los protectores solares
en el interior de estas botellas,
on the inside of these bottles,
some of the UV radiation
parte de la radiación UV
of the process.
fotocatalíticos
to the plastic bottle,
a la botella de plástico,
and people end up drinking the catalyst.
la gente termina bebiendo el catalizador.
if you keep drinking the catalyst,
si sigue bebiendo el catalizador,
to continue to replenish it,
uno tiene que seguir reponerlo,
to overcome the disadvantages
era superar las desventajas
method of purifying water.
para purificar el agua.
de feria de ciencias de octavo grado
science fair project
for water purification.
para la purificación del agua.
titanium dioxide with cement.
de titanio se combina con cemento.
into several different shapes,
poderse crear en varias formas diferentes,
versatile range of deployment methods.
versátil de métodos de implementación.
inside water bottles for individual use
las botellas de agua para uso individual
that can filter water for families.
pueda filtrar el agua para las familias.
of an existing water tank
de un tanque de agua existente
over a longer period of time.
un período de tiempo más largo.
to a sophisticated laboratory.
a un laboratorio sofisticado.
in pursuing scientific research
con la investigación científica
the global water crisis.
la crisis mundial del agua.
just the universal solvent.
on this science fair project from 2012
de feria de ciencia iniciado en 2012
into the real world.
al mundo real.
I founded Catalyst for World Water,
para el Agua Mundial,
solutions to the global water crisis.
soluciones a la crisis mundial del agua.
can't do much,
no puede hacer mucho,
la vida en nuestro planeta.
come together to form oceans,
se unen para formar los océanos,
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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