Deepika Kurup: A young scientist's quest for clean water
Deepika Kurup: De zoektocht van een jonge wetenschapper naar zuiver water
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,
en ik over de hele wereld,
country of India.
for its scorching heat and humidity.
om zijn verzengende hitte en vochtigheid.
is to drink plenty of water.
in die hitte het drinken van veel water.
mijn ouders me er altijd aan
to only drink boiled or bottled water,
of gebotteld water te drinken,
tot hier in Amerika,
and easily get clean, potable water,
drinkbaar water geeft,
van schoon water zoals wij.
in the busy streets of India,
in de drukke straten van India
uit een kraan te vullen.
from streams on the roadside.
sociale onrechtvaardigheid
naar een oplossing te zoeken
van schoon water in onze wereld.
why these kids lacked water,
deze kinderen geen water hadden,
zo essentieel voor het leven.
is covered in water,
is bedekt met water,
of that is freshwater,
daarvan is zoet water
of Earth's freshwater supply
van het zoete water van de Aarde
and economic growth,
en economische groei,
are rapidly depleting.
slinken zienderogen.
World Health Organization,
is a leading cause of death
is een belangrijke doodsoorzaak
in developing countries,
in de ontwikkelingslanden,
a water-related disease.
aan water gerelateerde ziekten.
one summer in eighth grade,
to combine my passion
van die watercrisis te combineren
into a laboratory.
op kon zetten in mijn garage.
my kitchen into a laboratory,
van mijn keuken een laboratorium,
and kicked me out.
en schopten me eruit.
on water-related research,
over watergerelateerd onderzoek
in developing countries,
of SODIS genoemd wordt,
are filled with contaminated water
flessen gevuld met vervuild water
for six to eight hours.
blootgesteld aan zonlicht.
of these harmful pathogens
van de schadelijke pathogenen
and energy-efficient,
te gebruiken en energie-efficiënt is,
zonne-energie gebruikt,
when it's cloudy.
als het bewolkt is.
the SODIS process faster,
genaamd fotokatalyse gebruikt.
that speeds up a reaction.
is iets dat reacties versnelt.
this solar disinfection process.
and strikes a photocatalyst,
really reactive oxygen species,
and hydroxyl radicals.
en hydroxylradicalen.
from drinking water.
uit drinkwater verwijderen.
there are several disadvantages
is currently deployed.
SODIS momenteel wordt ingezet.
the clear plastic bottles
with this photocatalytic coating.
zoals titaniumdioxide
on the inside of these bottles,
van die flessen
some of the UV radiation
of the process.
van het proces verminderen.
to the plastic bottle,
and people end up drinking the catalyst.
katalysator drinken.
om de katalysator op te drinken,
if you keep drinking the catalyst,
to continue to replenish it,
to overcome the disadvantages
method of purifying water.
voor het zuiveren van water creëren.
wetenschapsproject,
science fair project
for water purification.
voor fotokatalysator voor waterzuivering.
titaandioxide met cement.
titanium dioxide with cement.
in verschillende vormen worden gegoten,
into several different shapes,
in veelzijdige inzetmethoden.
versatile range of deployment methods.
inside water bottles for individual use
individueel gebruik kan worden geplaatst
die water kan filteren voor gezinnen.
that can filter water for families.
een bestaande watertank ermee bedekken
of an existing water tank
over a longer period of time.
to a sophisticated laboratory.
door mijn leeftijd laten afschrikken
in pursuing scientific research
van wetenschappelijk onderzoek
watercrisis op te lossen.
the global water crisis.
just the universal solvent.
het universele oplosmiddel.
aan dit wetenschapsproject
on this science fair project from 2012
into the real world.
naar de echte wereld te brengen.
Catalyst for World Water op,
I founded Catalyst for World Water,
solutions to the global water crisis.
gericht op katalyse-oplossingen
can't do much,
waterdruppel niet veel doen,
op onze planeet mogelijk.
come together to form oceans,
om oceanen te vormen,
moeten samenkomen
van dit wereldwijde probleem.
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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