History
The Institute of Gas Technology was founded in 1941 at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). The Gas Research Institute was founded in 1976. In 2000, the Institute of Gas Technology and the Gas Research Institute combined to form the Gas Technology Institute.
In 2006, the IIT building that formerly housed the institute became home to Shimer College, which took up residence there after moving from Waukegan.
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