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Dr. Ban, 66, is the Director of the Technology Transfer Division of the Argonne National Laboratory a science-based Department of Energy laboratory dedicated to advancing the frontiers of science in energy environment biosciences and materials. He has held this position since March 2002. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Gas Research Institute (GRI) a nonprofit cooperative research organization of the natural gas industry headquartered in Chicago. He joined GRI in 1981 was elected President in 1987 and served as CEO until 2000. In that position he had overall responsibility for GRI's multifaceted research and development program in natural gas supply transmission and end-use technologies. Dr. Ban is also a director of UGI Corporation a Pennsylvania gas and electric utility and national marketer of liquid propane. Dr. Ban has also served on the boards of the United States Energy Association and the New England Gas Association.
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