Deepika Kurup
Clean Water Innovator | Youngest-Ever TEDx Speaker
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Deepika Kurup is a clean water innovator and youngest-ever TEDx speaker. At age 14, she developed an inexpensive water purification system that uses solar energy to disinfect water, a solution that has impacted thousands worldwide.
Kurup has been honored with the US President's Environmental Youth Award and National Geographic's Young Explorer grant. She continues to advance water access and sustainability efforts as a student at Harvard University, where she is double-majoring in Environmental Science and Public Policy.
Deepika's inspiring keynotes share her journey as a young changemaker and provide actionable strategies for driving social impact.
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A young scientist's quest for clean water
Deepika Kurup has been determined to solve the global water crisis since she was 14 years old, after she saw kids outside her grandparents' house in India drinking water that looked too dirty even to touch. Her research began in her family kitchen -- and eventually led to a major science prize. Hear how this teenage scientist developed a cost-effective, eco-friendly way to purify water.
| Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| TED | 2016 | 🇨🇦Vancouver, Canada |
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