Deepika Kurup: A young scientist's quest for clean water
Deepika Kurup: Cesta mladej vedkyne za čistou vodou
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,
cez celý svet
kultúrne rozmanitej Indie.
country of India.
for its scorching heat and humidity.
horúčavou a vlhkosťou.
is to drink plenty of water.
dostatok tekutín.
to only drink boiled or bottled water,
alebo fľaškovú vodu.
and easily get clean, potable water,
čistú pitnú vodu,
in the busy streets of India,
v rušných indických uliciach,
na horúcom slnku,
from streams on the roadside.
s čistou vodou.
why these kids lacked water,
nemajú dostatok vody,
globálnej vodnej kríze.
is covered in water,
zo 75 percent voda.
of that is freshwater,
of Earth's freshwater supply
pitnej vody je prístupné ľuďom.
and economic growth,
ekonomickým rastom
are rapidly depleting.
World Health Organization,
is a leading cause of death
je v rozovojvých krajinách
in developing countries,
detí do veku 5 rokov.
a water-related disease.
s nedostatkom čistej vody.
one summer in eighth grade,
som sa po návrate domov rozhodla,
to combine my passion
prerobiť našu garáž na laboratórium.
into a laboratory.
my kitchen into a laboratory,
zmenila kuchyňu,
and kicked me out.
a zatrhli mi to.
on water-related research,
článkov na túto tému
in developing countries,
sa na čistenie vody využíva
are filled with contaminated water
plastové fľaše znečistenou vodou
for six to eight hours.
na šesť až osem hodín.
škodlivých patogénov a dekontaminuje vodu.
of these harmful pathogens
and energy-efficient,
úsporný spôsob dezinfekcie,
when it's cloudy.
the SODIS process faster,
zvaná fotokatalýza.
that speeds up a reaction.
čo urýchli reakciu.
solárneho dezinfekčného procesu.
this solar disinfection process.
and strikes a photocatalyst,
na fotokatalyzátor ako je TiO2,
really reactive oxygen species,
and hydroxyl radicals.
hydroxylové radikály.
from drinking water.
there are several disadvantages
fotokatalytickej dezinfekcie SODIS
is currently deployed.
plastových fliaš
the clear plastic bottles
with this photocatalytic coating.
v opaľovacích krémoch
on the inside of these bottles,
some of the UV radiation
of the process.
dobre nepriliehajú k fľaši,
to the plastic bottle,
and people end up drinking the catalyst.
a ľudia potom pijú katalyzátor.
lebo ak katalyzátor pijete,
if you keep drinking the catalyst,
to continue to replenish it,
už po niekoľkých použitiach.
to overcome the disadvantages
method of purifying water.
metódu čistenia vody.
science fair project
ôsmačky,
for water purification.
pre čistenie vody.
titanium dioxide with cement.
s cementom.
into several different shapes,
formovať do rôznych tvarov,
versatile range of deployment methods.
inside water bottles for individual use
do vnútra fliaš pre použitie jednotlivcom
that can filter water for families.
ktorý filtruje vodu pre celé rodiny.
of an existing water tank
over a longer period of time.
to a sophisticated laboratory.
sofistikovanému laboratóriu.
realizovať môj vedecký výskum
in pursuing scientific research
the global water crisis.
just the universal solvent.
ľudským právom.
on this science fair project from 2012
projekte z roku 2012,
into the real world.
do skutočného sveta.
I founded Catalyst for World Water,
Katalyzátor pre svetovú vodu,
solutions to the global water crisis.
riešení svetového problému s vodou.
can't do much,
svet nezmení,
come together to form oceans,
spájajú do morí,
riešení problémov spojiť.
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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