Deepika Kurup: A young scientist's quest for clean water
Deepika Kurup: La quête d'une jeune scientifique pour de l'eau potable
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,
voyageons à l'autre du bout du monde,
country of India.
culturellement diversifié qu'est l'Inde.
for its scorching heat and humidity.
pour sa chaleur torride et son humidité.
is to drink plenty of water.
est de boire beaucoup d'eau.
to only drink boiled or bottled water,
bouillie ou en bouteille
and easily get clean, potable water,
et avoir de l'eau potable,
in the busy streets of India,
dans les rues animées de l'Inde,
de l'eau d'un robinet.
en plastique transparent
from streams on the roadside.
sur le bord de la route.
pour être touchée
why these kids lacked water,
ces enfants manquaient d'eau,
is covered in water,
est couverte d'eau,
of that is freshwater,
of Earth's freshwater supply
de l'eau douce sur Terre
and economic growth,
et la croissance économique,
are rapidly depleting.
s'épuisent rapidement.
World Health Organization,
à une source d'eau potable.
is a leading cause of death
est une cause de mortalité majeure
in developing countries,
dans les pays en développement
a water-related disease.
d'une maladie liée à l'eau.
one summer in eighth grade,
un été quand j'étais en 4ème,
to combine my passion
combiner ma passion
into a laboratory.
en laboratoire.
my kitchen into a laboratory,
ma cuisine en laboratoire
and kicked me out.
pas d'accord et m'ont chassée.
on water-related research,
sur la recherche liée à l'eau
in developing countries,
dans les pays en développement,
pour purifier l'eau.
are filled with contaminated water
sont remplies d'eau contaminées
for six to eight hours.
pendant 6 à 8 heures.
of these harmful pathogens
and energy-efficient,
et efficace en termes d'énergie,
que de l'énergie solaire,
when it's cloudy.
jusqu'à 2 jours s'il y a des nuages.
the SODIS process faster,
appelée photocatalyse
that speeds up a reaction.
qui accélère une réaction.
this solar disinfection process.
de désinfection solaire.
and strikes a photocatalyst,
et frappe un photocatalyseur,
really reactive oxygen species,
d'oxygène très réactives
and hydroxyl radicals.
du peroxyde d'hydrogène
les bactéries, débris organiques
from drinking water.
there are several disadvantages
il y a plusieurs inconvénients
is currently deployed.
du SODIS photocatalytique.
the clear plastic bottles
d'eau transparentes
with this photocatalytic coating.
d'un revêtement photocatalytique.
comme le dioxyde de titane
dans la crème solaire
on the inside of these bottles,
l'intérieur de ces bouteilles,
some of the UV radiation
le rayonnement UV
of the process.
to the plastic bottle,
sur la bouteille en plastique,
and people end up drinking the catalyst.
et les gens boivent le catalyseur.
if you keep drinking the catalyst,
de boire le catalyseur
to continue to replenish it,
to overcome the disadvantages
de surmonter les inconvénients
de purification de l'eau
method of purifying water.
science fair project
un projet de science de 4ème
for water purification.
pour la purification de l'eau.
titanium dioxide with cement.
du dioxyde de titane et du ciment.
into several different shapes,
différentes formes,
versatile range of deployment methods.
de méthodes de déploiement adaptables.
inside water bottles for individual use
dans des bouteilles individuelles,
that can filter water for families.
pouvant filtrer l'eau pour des familles.
of an existing water tank
l'intérieur d'une citerne
over a longer period of time.
sur un plus grand laps de temps.
to a sophisticated laboratory.
à un laboratoire sophistiqué.
lorsque j'ai commencé
mon âge me détourner
in pursuing scientific research
une recherche scientifique
the global water crisis.
la crise mondiale de l'eau.
just the universal solvent.
un solvant universel.
on this science fair project from 2012
de science datant de 2012
into the real world.
au monde réel.
I founded Catalyst for World Water,
Catalyseur pour l'eau mondiale,
solutions to the global water crisis.
est de catalyser les solutions
can't do much,
ne peut pas faire grand chose,
sur notre planète.
come together to form oceans,
pour former des océans,
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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