Deepika Kurup: A young scientist's quest for clean water
Deepika Kurup: A procura de água potável de uma jovem cientista
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,
viajamos pelo mundo,
country of India.
com grande diversidade cultural.
for its scorching heat and humidity.
com um calor e humidade insuportáveis.
is to drink plenty of water.
é beber muita água.
to only drink boiled or bottled water,
para só beber água fervida ou engarrafada,
and easily get clean, potable water,
para obter água limpa, potável,
contaminada.
não traga problemas.
in the busy streets of India,
em volta da casa dos meus avós,
numa torneira.
de plástico transparentes
from streams on the roadside.
em regatos à beira da estrada.
para lhe tocar,
uma solução
why these kids lacked water,
que aqueles miúdos não tinham água,
is covered in water,
está coberto de água,
of that is freshwater,
of Earth's freshwater supply
de água doce da Terra
and economic growth,
e o crescimento económico,
está a aumentar,
are rapidly depleting.
estão a esgotar-se rapidamente.
World Health Organization,
Mundial de Saúde,
is a leading cause of death
é uma causa importante de morte
in developing countries,
nos países em desenvolvimento.
a water-related disease.
relacionadas com a água.
one summer in eighth grade,
um verão, no oitavo ano,
to combine my passion
aliar a minha paixão
into a laboratory.
num laboratório.
my kitchen into a laboratory,
a cozinha num laboratório,
and kicked me out.
e correram comigo.
on water-related research,
sobre a investigação sobre a água,
in developing countries,
nos países em desenvolvimento,
para purificar a água.
are filled with contaminated water
transparentes com água contaminada
for six to eight hours.
durante seis a oito horas.
of these harmful pathogens
agentes patogénicos prejudiciais
and energy-efficient,
e económico em energia,
when it's cloudy.
quando o tempo está enevoado.
the SODIS process faster,
chamado fotocatálise,
that speeds up a reaction.
que acelera uma reação.
this solar disinfection process.
desta desinfeção solar.
and strikes a photocatalyst,
e atinge um fotocatalisador,
really reactive oxygen species,
de oxigénio muito reativas,
and hydroxyl radicals.
e radicais hidroxilos.
e material orgânica
from drinking water.
da água para beber.
there are several disadvantages
is currently deployed.
o SODIS fotocatalítico.
the clear plastic bottles
de plástico transparentes
with this photocatalytic coating.
com este revestimento fotocatalisador.
como o dióxido de titânio,
nos protetores solares
on the inside of these bottles,
o interior das garrafas,
some of the UV radiation
of the process.
to the plastic bottle,
às garrafas de plástico
and people end up drinking the catalyst.
por beber o catalisador.
if you keep drinking the catalyst,
se continuarmos a beber o catalisador,
to continue to replenish it,
a substituí-lo,
to overcome the disadvantages
para ultrapassar as desvantagens
method of purifying water.
económico e amigo do ambiente.
science fair project
científico do oitavo ano,
for water purification.
para purificação da água.
titanium dioxide with cement.
o dióxido de titânio com cola.
into several different shapes,
pode formar-se de diversas formas,
versatile range of deployment methods.
de métodos de utilização.
inside water bottles for individual use
dentro das garrafas, para uso individual
that can filter water for families.
que pode filtrar a água para famílias.
of an existing water tank
de um tanque de água existente
over a longer period of time.
durante um período de tempo maior.
to a sophisticated laboratory.
de um laboratório sofisticado.
me dissuadisse
in pursuing scientific research
a investigação científica
the global water crisis.
a crise mundial da água.
just the universal solvent.
o solvente universal.
on this science fair project from 2012
científico desde 2012
into the real world.
para o mundo real.
I founded Catalyst for World Water,
a Catalyst for World Water,
solutions to the global water crisis.
soluções para a crise mundial da água.
can't do much,
não pode fazer grande coisa,
come together to form oceans,
se juntam para formar oceanos,
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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