Deepika Kurup: A young scientist's quest for clean water
Deepika Kurup: En ung forskares jakt på rent vatten
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,
tvärs över världen,
country of India.
landet Indien.
for its scorching heat and humidity.
is to drink plenty of water.
är att dricka mycket vatten.
to only drink boiled or bottled water,
om att bara dricka kokt eller flaskvatten,
and easily get clean, potable water,
och få rent, drickbart vatten,
in the busy streets of India,
på en livlig gata i Indien
from streams on the roadside.
från rännilar vid vägkanten.
för smutsigt att röra vid,
why these kids lacked water,
is covered in water,
av vår planet täcks av vatten,
of that is freshwater,
of Earth's freshwater supply
av jordens sötvatten
and economic growth,
och ekonomisk tillväxt,
are rapidly depleting.
utarmas i rask takt.
World Health Organization,
is a leading cause of death
är en av de främsta dödsorsakerna
in developing countries,
att 3 000 barn dör varje dag,
a water-related disease.
one summer in eighth grade,
en sommar i åttonde klass,
to combine my passion
kombinera min drivkraft
att det bästa jag kunde göra
into a laboratory.
till ett laboratorium.
my kitchen into a laboratory,
till ett laboratorium,
and kicked me out.
och kastade ut mig.
on water-related research,
om vattenrelaterad forskning,
in developing countries,
att idag i utvecklingsländer,
are filled with contaminated water
med förorenat vatten
for six to eight hours.
i sex till åtta timmar.
of these harmful pathogens
and energy-efficient,
och energisnålt,
when it's cloudy.
om det är mulet.
the SODIS process faster,
that speeds up a reaction.
som snabbar upp en reaktion.
this solar disinfection process.
soldesinfektionsprocessen.
and strikes a photocatalyst,
och når en fotokatalysator,
really reactive oxygen species,
syreföreningar,
and hydroxyl radicals.
och hydroxylradikaler.
from drinking water.
från dricksvatten.
there are several disadvantages
is currently deployed.
för tillfället används.
the clear plastic bottles
with this photocatalytic coating.
med en fotokatalytisk beläggning.
on the inside of these bottles,
av dessa flaskor,
some of the UV radiation
av UV-strålningen
of the process.
to the plastic bottle,
and people end up drinking the catalyst.
och folk dricker upp katalysatorn.
if you keep drinking the catalyst,
att dricka upp katalysatorn,
to continue to replenish it,
to overcome the disadvantages
method of purifying water.
för att rena vatten.
science fair project
for water purification.
för vattenrening.
titanium dioxide with cement.
titandioxid och cement.
into several different shapes,
kan formas till olika skepnader,
versatile range of deployment methods.
i hur den kan användas.
inside water bottles for individual use
inuti vattenflaskor för enskild användning
that can filter water for families.
som kan filtrera familjens vatten.
of an existing water tank
av en befintlig vattentank
over a longer period of time.
to a sophisticated laboratory.
något sofistikerat laboratorium.
in pursuing scientific research
för vetenskaplig forskning
the global water crisis.
den globala vattenkrisen.
just the universal solvent.
ett universellt lösningsmedel.
on this science fair project from 2012
på detta NO-projekt från 2012
into the real world.
till den verkliga världen.
I founded Catalyst for World Water,
Catalyst for World Water,
solutions to the global water crisis.
att få fram lösningar på vattenkrisen.
can't do much,
inte göra särskilt mycket,
come together to form oceans,
och bildar oceaner,
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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