Deepika Kurup: A young scientist's quest for clean water
Дэпика Куруп: Залуу эрдэмтний цэвэр усны төлөөх эрэл
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,
дэлхийгээр аялж,
country of India.
Энэтхэг улсад очдог.
for its scorching heat and humidity.
чийглэг байдлаараа алдартай.
ганц арга нь маш их ус уух.
is to drink plenty of water.
to only drink boiled or bottled water,
буцалгасан ус уугаарай гэж дандаа захидаг.
гоожуулаад л
and easily get clean, potable water,
эсэхэд үргэлж анхаардаг.
in the busy streets of India,
Энэтхэгийн завгүй гудамжинд
зогсож байгааг
хуванцар саванд
from streams on the roadside.
тэр усыг хүүхдүүд
шударга бус байдал нь
үндэс болсон цэвэр усаар
why these kids lacked water,
байгааг ойлгож билээ.
is covered in water,
of that is freshwater,
of Earth's freshwater supply
1-ээс бага хувь нь
and economic growth,
үйлдвэрлэлийн дэвшилтээс үүдэн
are rapidly depleting.
багассаар л байна.
World Health Organization,
Байгууллагийн мэдээлснээр
хөгжиж буй орнуудад
is a leading cause of death
үхлийн тэргүүн шалтгаан бөгөөд,
in developing countries,
уснаас үүдсэн өвчнөөс болж
гэж тооцоолжээ.
a water-related disease.
one summer in eighth grade,
гэртээ хариад
to combine my passion
болгох нь
into a laboratory.
my kitchen into a laboratory,
лаборатори болгосон л доо,
and kicked me out.
тул болиулсан юм.
on water-related research,
шинжлэх ухааны өгүүллүүд уншиж,
in developing countries,
гэдэг нэртэй
ашигладгийг мэдэж авсан.
are filled with contaminated water
хуванцар саванд бохир ус хийж
for six to eight hours.
байлгахыг хэлнэ.
of these harmful pathogens
жижиг организмын ДНХ-г устгаж
and energy-efficient,
энергийн хувьд хэмнэлттэй ч
when it's cloudy.
өдөр шаарддаг.
the SODIS process faster,
хурдасгахын тулд
that speeds up a reaction.
түргэсгэгч зүйл юм.
this solar disinfection process.
and strikes a photocatalyst,
титаниум диоксид
really reactive oxygen species,
and hydroxyl radicals.
пероксид зэргийг үүсгэдэг.
ундны усны олон төрлийн
from drinking water.
there are several disadvantages
хэрэглэх одоогийн зарчимд
is currently deployed.
the clear plastic bottles
цэвэр хуванцар сав аваад
with this photocatalytic coating.
фотокаталистууд нь
хэт ягаан туяаг хаахад ашиглагддаг.
on the inside of these bottles,
савны дотор байвал
some of the UV radiation
of the process.
to the plastic bottle,
өгдөггүй учир
and people end up drinking the catalyst.
ууна гэсэн үг.
if you keep drinking the catalyst,
үр бүтээмж багатай.
to continue to replenish it,
to overcome the disadvantages
одоогийн цэвэршүүлэх зарчмын
method of purifying water.
science fair project
үзэсгэлэнд зориулсан төсөл маань
for water purification.
хольцийн эхлэл болсон юм.
titanium dioxide with cement.
цементийн хольц юм.
into several different shapes,
хэд хэдэн хэлбэрт хувирч
versatile range of deployment methods.
боломжийг бий болгодог.
inside water bottles for individual use
саваа хэлбэр эсвэл
нүхтэй шүүлтүүр хэлбэрт оруулж болно.
that can filter water for families.
of an existing water tank
хэрэгцээнд зориулж
over a longer period of time.
to a sophisticated laboratory.
лаборатори байгаагүй.
14 настай байсан ч,
үгүй болгох
in pursuing scientific research
хийх хүсэлд
the global water crisis.
би хүлээн зөвшөөрөөгүй.
just the universal solvent.
нийтлэг уусгагч биш.
үзэсгэлэнгээс хойш үүнийг
on this science fair project from 2012
авчрахын тулд ажиллаж байна.
into the real world.
I founded Catalyst for World Water,
буюу дэлхийн усны асуудлын
solutions to the global water crisis.
нийгмийн байгууллага үүсгэсэн юм.
can't do much,
нөлөө үзүүлж чадахгүй ч,
тогтворжуулж чадна.
come together to form oceans,
үүсгэдэг шиг
гэдэгт би итгэдэг.
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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