Deepika Kurup: A young scientist's quest for clean water
Deepika Kurup: La ricerca di una giovane scienziata per l'acqua pulita
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,
attraversiamo il pianeta,
chilometri di distanza,
country of India.
culturalmente diverso: l'India.
for its scorching heat and humidity.
per il suo caldo torrido e l'umidità.
is to drink plenty of water.
è bere molta acqua.
to only drink boiled or bottled water,
o imbottigliata,
and easily get clean, potable water,
per avere acqua pulita, potabile,
in the busy streets of India,
nelle strade trafficate dell'India,
delle lunghe file,
da un rubinetto.
from streams on the roadside.
a bordo strada.
persino per poterla toccare
why these kids lacked water,
non avessero l'acqua,
is covered in water,
è coperto d'acqua,
of that is freshwater,
of Earth's freshwater supply
presente sulla Terra
and economic growth,
e la crescita economica,
sta crescendo
are rapidly depleting.
si stanno esaurendo rapidamente.
World Health Organization,
Mondiale della Sanità,
is a leading cause of death
cause di morte
in developing countries,
nei paesi in via di sviluppo,
a water-related disease.
malattie legate all'acqua.
one summer in eighth grade,
— frequentavo le scuole medie —
to combine my passion
della crisi globale dell'acqua
into a laboratory.
in un laboratorio.
my kitchen into a laboratory,
la mia cucina in laboratorio,
and kicked me out.
e mi cacciarono fuori.
on water-related research,
sulla ricerca relativa all'acqua
in developing countries,
nei paesi in via di sviluppo,
are filled with contaminated water
sono riempite di acqua contaminata
for six to eight hours.
per 6-8 ore.
of these harmful pathogens
di quei pericolosi patogeni
and energy-efficient,
ed energeticamante efficiente
when it's cloudy.
quando è nuvoloso.
the SODIS process faster,
più veloce,
that speeds up a reaction.
che accelera una reazione chimica.
this solar disinfection process.
il processo di disinfezione solare.
and strikes a photocatalyst,
un fotocatalizzatore,
really reactive oxygen species,
molto reattivi,
and hydroxyl radicals.
di idrogeno e i radicali idrossilici.
e materia organica
from drinking water.
dall'acqua da bere.
there are several disadvantages
vi sono diversi svantggi
is currently deployed.
è al momento applicato.
the clear plastic bottles
delle bottiglie di plastica chiara
with this photocatalytic coating.
con uno strato fotocatalitico.
il biossido di titanio
come schermi solari
per rivestire l'interno delle bottiglie,
on the inside of these bottles,
some of the UV radiation
parte delle radiazioni UV
of the process.
rivestimenti fotocatalitici
to the plastic bottle,
alla bottiglia di plastica,
and people end up drinking the catalyst.
col bere il catalitico.
if you keep drinking the catalyst,
to continue to replenish it,
in continuazione,
to overcome the disadvantages
quello di superare gli svantaggi
method of purifying water.
di purificare l'acqua.
science fair project
scientifico alle scuole medie
for water purification.
per la purificazione dell'acqua.
titanium dioxide with cement.
il biossido di titanio con cemento.
into several different shapes,
si può modellare in diverse forme,
versatile range of deployment methods.
ampia e versatile di metodi di impiego.
inside water bottles for individual use
le bottiglie d'acqua per uso personale
that can filter water for families.
per filtrare l'acqua per le famiglie.
of an existing water tank
di un serbatoio d'acqua preesistente
over a longer period of time.
su un periodo di tempo più lungo.
to a sophisticated laboratory.
a un laboratorio sofisticato.
il mio interesse nella ricerca scientifica
in pursuing scientific research
the global water crisis.
la crisi globale dell'acqua.
just the universal solvent.
il solvente universale.
on this science fair project from 2012
a questo progetto scientifico dal 2012
into the real world.
al mondo reale.
I founded Catalyst for World Water,
Catalyst for World Water,
solutions to the global water crisis.
soluzioni alla crisi globale dell'acqua.
can't do much,
non può fare molto,
sul nostro pianeta.
come together to form oceans,
per formare gli oceani,
unire le nostre forze
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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