Deepika Kurup: A young scientist's quest for clean water
Дипика Куруп: Молодая исследовательница в поисках способа очистки воды
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,
почти на 5 000 километров от дома,
country of India.
культурным разнообразием.
for its scorching heat and humidity.
из-за палящего зноя и влажности,
is to drink plenty of water.
стало для меня спасением от такой жары.
to only drink boiled or bottled water,
лишь кипячёную или бутилированную воду,
где можно просто включить кран
and easily get clean, potable water,
пригодную для питья воду,
была безвредной.
чистой водой так, как нам.
in the busy streets of India,
возле дома моих бабушки и дедушки
from streams on the roadside.
которые текли по обочине дороги.
настолько грязную на вид воду,
why these kids lacked water,
почему у этих детей не было воды,
is covered in water,
of that is freshwater,
of Earth's freshwater supply
and economic growth,
are rapidly depleting.
World Health Organization,
организации здравоохранения,
is a leading cause of death
основная причина смерти
in developing countries,
вызванных загрязнённой водой,
a water-related disease.
one summer in eighth grade,
однажды летом в 8 классе,
to combine my passion
глобального водного кризиса
into a laboratory.
my kitchen into a laboratory,
и они выставили меня оттуда.
and kicked me out.
on water-related research,
об исследованиях о воде
in developing countries,
в развивающихся странах
метод дезинфекции
сокращённо — SODIS.
are filled with contaminated water
заполняют загрязнённой водой
for six to eight hours.
of these harmful pathogens
and energy-efficient,
и он энергоэффективен,
только солнечную энергию,
when it's cloudy.
он может длиться до двух дней.
the SODIS process faster,
работать быстрее,
that speeds up a reaction.
что ускоряет химическую реакцию.
this solar disinfection process.
солнечной дезинфекции.
and strikes a photocatalyst,
попадает на фотокатализатор,
really reactive oxygen species,
and hydroxyl radicals.
и гидроксильные радикалы.
от бактерий, органических веществ
from drinking water.
there are several disadvantages
которым на данный момент
is currently deployed.
есть несколько недостатков.
the clear plastic bottles
with this photocatalytic coating.
фотокаталитическим покрытием.
в солнцезащитных средствах,
on the inside of these bottles,
покрывают ими изнутри,
some of the UV radiation
of the process.
to the plastic bottle,
and people end up drinking the catalyst.
люди выпивают фотокатализатор.
и химически нейтрален,
if you keep drinking the catalyst,
to continue to replenish it,
to overcome the disadvantages
method of purifying water.
способ очистки воды.
science fair project
проект восьмиклассницы,
for water purification.
для очистки воды.
titanium dioxide with cement.
into several different shapes,
можно придать разную форму,
versatile range of deployment methods.
невероятно много.
inside water bottles for individual use
для индивидуального использования,
that can filter water for families.
который станет очищать воду для семей.
of an existing water tank
бак с водой, чтобы обеззараживать
для населённых пунктов
over a longer period of time.
периода времени.
to a sophisticated laboratory.
в настоящей лаборатории.
in pursuing scientific research
the global water crisis.
глобальный водный кризис.
just the universal solvent.
универсальный растворитель.
работу над проектом,
on this science fair project from 2012
into the real world.
из лаборатории в реальную жизнь.
I founded Catalyst for World Water,
для мировых водных ресурсов» —
solutions to the global water crisis.
глобального водного кризиса.
can't do much,
не может сделать что-то значительное,
жизнь на нашей планете.
come together to form oceans,
объединяются, образуя океаны,
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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