James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials
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The James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials is an American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding achievements in the discovery and characterization of new materials.
All labels observed (2)
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| James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials canonical | 2 |
| APS James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1073174 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials Context triple: [Mildred Dresselhaus, awardReceived, James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials]
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A.
Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize
The Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize is a prestigious American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding theoretical or experimental contributions to condensed matter physics.
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B.
Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology
The Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology is a prestigious annual award recognizing pioneering theoretical and experimental advances in molecular nanotechnology.
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C.
James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award
The James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award is a prestigious MIT honor recognizing extraordinary professional accomplishments and contributions by members of its faculty.
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D.
Arthur B. Metzner Early Career Award
The Arthur B. Metzner Early Career Award is a Society of Rheology honor recognizing outstanding early-career contributions to the field of rheology in research, practice, or service.
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E.
Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics
The Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics is an American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding experimental or theoretical work in atomic, molecular, and surface physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials Target entity description: The James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials is an American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding achievements in the discovery and characterization of new materials.
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A.
Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize
The Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize is a prestigious American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding theoretical or experimental contributions to condensed matter physics.
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B.
Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology
The Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology is a prestigious annual award recognizing pioneering theoretical and experimental advances in molecular nanotechnology.
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C.
James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award
The James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award is a prestigious MIT honor recognizing extraordinary professional accomplishments and contributions by members of its faculty.
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D.
Arthur B. Metzner Early Career Award
The Arthur B. Metzner Early Career Award is a Society of Rheology honor recognizing outstanding early-career contributions to the field of rheology in research, practice, or service.
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E.
Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics
The Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics is an American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding experimental or theoretical work in atomic, molecular, and surface physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Physical Society prize
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physics award ⓘ science prize ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials
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surface form:
APS James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials
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| awardedBy | American Physical Society ⓘ |
| awardFor |
characterization of new materials
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discovery of new materials ⓘ |
| category | materials research prize ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discipline | materials science ⓘ |
| domain | physical sciences ⓘ |
| field | physics ⓘ |
| hasRecipientType |
individual scientists
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research teams ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American Physical Society prizes and awards ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James C. McGroddy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationTypeOfAwarder | professional society ⓘ |
| purpose |
to recognize outstanding achievements in the characterization of new materials
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to recognize outstanding achievements in the discovery of new materials ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
scientific impact of new materials discovery
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significance of materials characterization ⓘ |
| sponsor | American Physical Society ⓘ |
| typicalFieldOfRecipients |
condensed matter physics
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materials science and engineering ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials Description of subject: The James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials is an American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding achievements in the discovery and characterization of new materials.
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James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials
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this entity surface form:
APS James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials