Deepika Kurup: A young scientist's quest for clean water
دیپیکا کوراپ: ماموریت یک دانشمند جوان برای آب پاک
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,
دور دنیا سفر میکنیم،
country of India.
for its scorching heat and humidity.
و هوای شرجیش بد در رفته است.
is to drink plenty of water.
مقدار زیادی آب بخورم.
to only drink boiled or bottled water,
فقط آب جوشیده شده یا بسته بندی شده بخورم،
and easily get clean, potable water,
آب تازه و قابل استفاده بدست بیارم،
in the busy streets of India,
خیابانهای شلوغ هند،
طولانی ایستاده بودند
from streams on the roadside.
خیابان پر میکردند.
نمیشه دست بهش زد
why these kids lacked water,
کمبود آب دارند،
is covered in water,
of that is freshwater,
of Earth's freshwater supply
and economic growth,
are rapidly depleting.
مکرراً در حال به اتمام رسیدن هستنتد.
World Health Organization,
is a leading cause of death
یکی از علل اصلی مرگ،
in developing countries,
در کشورهای در حال توسعه میباشد،
a water-related disease.
مربوط به آب میمیرند.
one summer in eighth grade,
در تابستانی در پایه هشتم،
to combine my passion
into a laboratory.
my kitchen into a laboratory,
آزمایشگاه تبدیل کردم،
and kicked me out.
on water-related research,
تحقیقات مربوط به آب مطالعه کردم،
in developing countries,
در کشورهای در حال توسعه،
are filled with contaminated water
با آب کثیف پر شدهاند
for six to eight hours.
در معرض آفتاب قرار میدهند.
of these harmful pathogens
رو از بین میبره
and energy-efficient,
و به نفع انرژیه،
انرژی خورشیدی استفاده میکنه،
when it's cloudy.
۲ روز طول بکشه.
the SODIS process faster,
that speeds up a reaction.
یک واکنش سرعت میبخشه
this solar disinfection process.
سرعت میبخشه.
and strikes a photocatalyst,
فوتوکاتالیست برخورد میکنه،
really reactive oxygen species,
and hydroxyl radicals.
رادیکالهای هیدروکسیل.
موجودات ذره بینی
from drinking water.
آلودگیهای آب آشامیدنی هستند.
there are several disadvantages
is currently deployed.
در حال گسترشه.
the clear plastic bottles
بطریهای پلاستیکی تمیز استفاده میشه
with this photocatalytic coating.
ماده فوتوکاتالیک میپوشانند.
on the inside of these bottles,
some of the UV radiation
عبور قسمتی از اشعه فرابنفش هستند
of the process.
to the plastic bottle,
and people end up drinking the catalyst.
اونها رو میخورن.
if you keep drinking the catalyst,
کارو خراب می کنه،
to continue to replenish it,
رو دوباره آغشته کنید
to overcome the disadvantages
method of purifying water.
آب رو ایجاد کنم.
science fair project
پایه هشتمی برای نمایشگاه علوم شروع کردم
for water purification.
titanium dioxide with cement.
تیتانیمدیاکسید و سیمان است.
into several different shapes,
شکلهای متفاوتی دربیاد،
versatile range of deployment methods.
و گسترشپذیر باشه.
inside water bottles for individual use
برای مصرف فردی قرار بگیره
that can filter water for families.
که قادره آب رو برای خانودهها تصفیه کنه.
of an existing water tank
over a longer period of time.
to a sophisticated laboratory.
مجهز دسترسی نداشتم.
in pursuing scientific research
the global water crisis.
just the universal solvent.
on this science fair project from 2012
این پروژه نمایشگاه علوم کار میکنم
into the real world.
I founded Catalyst for World Water,
کاتالیست درست کردم،
solutions to the global water crisis.
راهحلهایی برای بحران جهانی آب.
can't do much,
ما تداوم ببخشن.
come together to form oceans,
اقیانوسها رو به وجود میارن،
ما باید با هم متحد بشیم
دست و پنجه نرم میکنیم.
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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