Bicentennial Torch Assembly Begins
Channel: Purdue Engineering
Date: 2016-06-27

Purdue Engineering students are assembling the first 18 flagship torches designed by the College of Engineering for Indiana’s Bicentennial Torch Relay, which will start in September 2016. The torch components are made of ultra-lightweight aluminum-lithium from Alcoa’s Lafayette Operations, small interior components formed by 3-D printers and electronics, including never-before-used GPS and camera functions with Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity.

Interview:  Timothée Pourpoint, Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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Purdue's College of Engineering is among the largest in the United States and includes 13 academic programs, all with high rankings. U.S. News and World Report ranks Purdue's College of Engineering in the Top 10 nationwide: no. 6 for graduate programs and no. 9 for undergraduate programs, with four schools ranking in the top five for undergraduate programs: Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Civil Engineering, Aeronautics and Astronautics, and Industrial Engineering. Our Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE) graduate program has been ranked no.1 for seven consecutive years, and ABE's undergraduate program has been ranked no.1 for five consecutive years.