Torch Team receives award from the College of Engineering
Congratulations to the Bicentennial Torch Team, which received the Team Award from Purdue Engineering during the Faculty Awards of Excellence banquet on April 6.
AAE Prof. Timothée Pourpoint led the team, which also included AAE Design Build Test Engineer Philip Baldwin.
During the Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay in the fall of 2016, the torch traveled 3,200 miles through all 92 Indiana counties, hitting 17 state parks, 260 cities, nine rivers and lakes, and 22 universities along the way.
The torch was fueled by Indiana-made E-85 fuel and was crafted from aluminum lithium alloy from Alcoa in Lafayette. The torch featured a camera that could take photos and video and upload them to the internet and GPS that allowed people to track the progress of the torch throughout the relay.