Deepika Kurup: A young scientist's quest for clean water
Deepika Kurup: Kërkimi për ujë të pastër
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,
udhëtojmë rreth botës,
country of India.
Indisë.
for its scorching heat and humidity.
dhe lagështinë.
is to drink plenty of water.
vetëm duke pirë shumë ujë.
to only drink boiled or bottled water,
të zjerë ose të mbyllur në shishe,
and easily get clean, potable water,
uji që marrim është i pijshëm,
in the busy streets of India,
shtëpisë së gjyshërve të mi
që qëndronin
from streams on the roadside.
buzë rrugës.
prekje
why these kids lacked water,
u mungonte uji,
vazhdimin e jetës.
is covered in water,
është e mbuluar në ujë
of that is freshwater,
është ujë i ëmbël,
of Earth's freshwater supply
të Tokës me ujë të ëmbël
and economic growth,
dhe rritjen ekonomike,
duke u rritur,
are rapidly depleting.
me shpejtësi.
World Health Organization,
Botërore të Shëndetësisë,
is a leading cause of death
shkaktarët kryesorë të vdekjeve
in developing countries,
në vendet në zhvillim,
a water-related disease.
me ujin.
one summer in eighth grade,
klasën e tetë
to combine my passion
into a laboratory.
laborator.
my kitchen into a laboratory,
në një laborator,
and kicked me out.
dhe më hoqën nga aty.
on water-related research,
lidhje me kërkimet për ujin
in developing countries,
vendet në zhvillim,
are filled with contaminated water
mbushen me ujë të ndotur
for six to eight hours.
së diellit për 6-8 orë.
of these harmful pathogens
patogjenëve të dëmshëm
and energy-efficient,
përdorur dhe kursen energji,
when it's cloudy.
kur koha është me re.
the SODIS process faster,
më i shpejtë,
that speeds up a reaction.
përshpejton reaksionin.
this solar disinfection process.
të dezinfektimit.
and strikes a photocatalyst,
fotokatalizatorin
really reactive oxygen species,
and hydroxyl radicals.
dhe radikalet hidroksile.
from drinking water.
there are several disadvantages
is currently deployed.
shpërndahet.
the clear plastic bottles
shishes plastike të pastër
with this photocatalytic coating.
fotokatalizatori.
i titaniumit
on the inside of these bottles,
some of the UV radiation
of the process.
fotokatalizatorë
to the plastic bottle,
në shishen plastike
and people end up drinking the catalyst.
përfundojnë duke pirë katalizatorët.
i palëvizshëm,
if you keep drinking the catalyst,
të pish katalizatorët,
to continue to replenish it,
to overcome the disadvantages
disavantazhet
method of purifying water.
ekologjike pë të patur ujë të pastër.
science fair project
shkencor në klasën e tetë
for water purification.
për pastrimin e ujit.
titanium dioxide with cement.
i titaniumit me cimenton.
into several different shapes,
të ndryshme,
versatile range of deployment methods.
shpërndarjes.
një shufër
inside water bottles for individual use
shishes plastike për përdorim individual
that can filter water for families.
filtrojë ujin për familjet.
of an existing water tank
over a longer period of time.
to a sophisticated laboratory.
patur akses një laborator të sofistikuar.
in pursuing scientific research
kërkimeve shkencore
the global water crisis.
globale për ujin
just the universal solvent.
on this science fair project from 2012
shkencor që nga 2012
into the real world.
botën reale.
I founded Catalyst for World Water,
(Katalizatori për Ujin në Botë),
solutions to the global water crisis.
zgjidhje për krizën globale të ujit.
can't do much,
të bëjë shumë,
come together to form oceans,
formojnë oqeane,
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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