Deepika Kurup: A young scientist's quest for clean water
Deepika Kurup: Poszukiwania młodego naukowca sposobów oczyszczania wody
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,
country of India.
for its scorching heat and humidity.
is to drink plenty of water.
przynosi picie dużych ilości wody.
to only drink boiled or bottled water,
przegotowaną lub butelkowaną wodę,
and easily get clean, potable water,
in the busy streets of India,
na zatłoczonych ulicach Indii,
w długich kolejkach,
from streams on the roadside.
why these kids lacked water,
dlaczego te dzieci nie miały wody,
is covered in water,
pokryte jest wodą,
of that is freshwater,
of Earth's freshwater supply
and economic growth,
are rapidly depleting.
World Health Organization,
is a leading cause of death
jest głównym powodem śmierci dzieci
in developing countries,
w krajach rozwijających się,
a water-related disease.
przenoszone przez wodę.
one summer in eighth grade,
pewnego lata, w ósmej klasie
to combine my passion
problemu wody na świecie
into a laboratory.
my kitchen into a laboratory,
służyła mi za laboratorium,
moim rodzicom i mnie wykopano.
and kicked me out.
on water-related research,
naukowe o badaniach nad wodą
in developing countries,
że w krajach rozwijających się
dezynfekcji słonecznej
are filled with contaminated water
napełniane są skażoną wodą,
for six to eight hours.
na słońce od 6 do 8 godzin.
of these harmful pathogens
and energy-efficient,
i energooszczędne,
when it's cloudy.
może zająć do dwóch dni.
the SODIS process faster,
that speeds up a reaction.
co przyspiesza reakcję.
this solar disinfection process.
and strikes a photocatalyst,
trafia na fotokatalizator,
really reactive oxygen species,
and hydroxyl radicals.
i grupy hydroksylowe.
substancje organiczne
from drinking water.
there are several disadvantages
is currently deployed.
the clear plastic bottles
with this photocatalytic coating.
w mleczkach do opalania,
on the inside of these bottles,
some of the UV radiation
of the process.
to the plastic bottle,
and people end up drinking the catalyst.
w efekcie piją katalizator.
if you keep drinking the catalyst,
to continue to replenish it,
to overcome the disadvantages
method of purifying water.
metody oczyszczania wody.
science fair project
projekt naukowy w ósmej klasie
for water purification.
mieszanką do oczyszczania wody.
titanium dioxide with cement.
dwutlenek tytanu z cementem.
into several different shapes,
uformowana w różne kształty,
versatile range of deployment methods.
różnorodności metod jej użycia.
inside water bottles for individual use
w butelkach do użytku indywidualnego
that can filter water for families.
zdolny filtrować wodę dla rodzin.
of an existing water tank
środek zbiornika na wodę,
over a longer period of time.
to a sophisticated laboratory.
do prawdziwego laboratorium.
by mój wiek mnie zniechęcił
in pursuing scientific research
the global water crisis.
just the universal solvent.
powszechnym rozpuszczalnikiem.
on this science fair project from 2012
nad tym projektem od 2012 roku,
into the real world.
i zrobić z niego użytek.
I founded Catalyst for World Water,
Catalyst for World Water,
solutions to the global water crisis.
rozwiązania problemu wody na świecie.
can't do much,
come together to form oceans,
temu światowemu problemowi.
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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