Deepika Kurup: A young scientist's quest for clean water
Deepika Kurup: Hành trình truy tìm nước sạch của một nhà khoa học trẻ
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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du lịch xuyên thế giới,
travel across the world,
country of India.
for its scorching heat and humidity.
cái nóng cháy bỏng của nó.
is to drink plenty of water.
là uống thật nhiều nước.
to only drink boiled or bottled water,
nước đã đun sôi hoặc đóng chai,
and easily get clean, potable water,
là có nước sạch uống được,
in the busy streets of India,
trước cửa nhà ông bà tôi,
from streams on the roadside.
why these kids lacked water,
thiếu nước,
chúng ta đang đối diện
is covered in water,
of that is freshwater,
of Earth's freshwater supply
của Trái Đất
and economic growth,
và kinh tế,
gia tăng,
are rapidly depleting.
World Health Organization,
is a leading cause of death
hàng đầu
in developing countries,
ở các nước đang phát triển,
a water-related disease.
bởi các bệnh liên quan đến nước.
one summer in eighth grade,
năm tôi lên lớp 8,
to combine my passion
into a laboratory.
phòng thí nghiệm.
my kitchen into a laboratory,
thành phòng thí nghiệm,
and kicked me out.
và đá tôi ra ngoài.
on water-related research,
những nghiên cứu liên quan đến nước,
in developing countries,
tại các quốc gia đang phát triển,
are filled with contaminated water
nước bị nhiễm khuẩn
for six to eight hours.
of these harmful pathogens
của vi sinh vật gây bệnh
and energy-efficient,
và tiết kiệm năng lượng
when it's cloudy.
the SODIS process faster,
that speeds up a reaction.
dùng để đẩy nhanh phản ứng.
this solar disinfection process.
khử trùng bằng năng lượng mặt trời.
and strikes a photocatalyst,
tiếp xúc một chất xúc tác quang hóa
really reactive oxygen species,
and hydroxyl radicals.
và hydroxyl.
và các chất hữu cơ
from drinking water.
trong nước uống.
there are several disadvantages
có vài nhược điểm
is currently deployed.
hiện nay được thực hiện.
the clear plastic bottles
with this photocatalytic coating.
như titanium đioxit
on the inside of these bottles,
bọc bên trong chai nhựa,
some of the UV radiation
of the process.
to the plastic bottle,
and people end up drinking the catalyst.
và con người sẽ uống phải.
if you keep drinking the catalyst,
nếu bạn uống chất xúc tác
to continue to replenish it,
to overcome the disadvantages
là vượt qua nhược điểm
method of purifying water.
và thân thiện với môi trường.
science fair project
hội chợ khoa học lớp 8
for water purification.
hỗn hợp chất quang xúc tác để lọc nước.
titanium dioxide with cement.
và xi măng
into several different shapes,
hình dáng khác nhau
versatile range of deployment methods.
inside water bottles for individual use
dùng cho cá nhân
that can filter water for families.
cho cả gia đình.
of an existing water tank
một thùng nước
over a longer period of time.
trong thời gian dài.
to a sophisticated laboratory.
một phòng thí nghiệm tối tân.
ngăn cản tôi
in pursuing scientific research
the global water crisis.
cho khủng hoảng nước toàn cầu.
just the universal solvent.
on this science fair project from 2012
dự án hội chợ khoa học này từ năm 2012
into the real world.
vào thế giới thực.
I founded Catalyst for World Water,
Catalyst for World Water,
solutions to the global water crisis.
các giải pháp cho khủng hoảng nước.
can't do much,
trên hành tinh này.
come together to form oceans,
mới thành đại dương,
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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