Kostya Novoselov
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Kostya Novoselov is a Russian-British physicist and Nobel laureate best known for co-discovering graphene and pioneering research on its remarkable properties.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Konstantin Novoselov | 3 |
| Kostya Novoselov canonical | 2 |
| Konstantin Sergeevich Novoselov | 1 |
| Novoselov | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1165479 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kostya Novoselov Context triple: [Rumford Medal, notableRecipient, Kostya Novoselov]
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A.
Andre Geim
Andre Geim is a Dutch-British physicist best known for his Nobel Prize–winning work on graphene and his playful "Friday night experiments," which also earned him an Ig Nobel Prize.
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B.
Ojingeo Geim
Ojingeo Geim is the Korean title of the globally popular South Korean survival drama series "Squid Game."
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C.
Phaedon Avouris
Phaedon Avouris is a Greek-American physicist and nanoscientist renowned for his pioneering research in carbon nanotubes, graphene, and nanoelectronics.
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D.
Klaus von Klitzing
Klaus von Klitzing is a German physicist best known for discovering the quantum Hall effect, for which he received the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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E.
Zhores Alferov
Zhores Alferov was a Soviet and Russian physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on semiconductor heterostructures, which underpins modern electronics and optoelectronics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kostya Novoselov Target entity description: Kostya Novoselov is a Russian-British physicist and Nobel laureate best known for co-discovering graphene and pioneering research on its remarkable properties.
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A.
Andre Geim
Andre Geim is a Dutch-British physicist best known for his Nobel Prize–winning work on graphene and his playful "Friday night experiments," which also earned him an Ig Nobel Prize.
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B.
Ojingeo Geim
Ojingeo Geim is the Korean title of the globally popular South Korean survival drama series "Squid Game."
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C.
Phaedon Avouris
Phaedon Avouris is a Greek-American physicist and nanoscientist renowned for his pioneering research in carbon nanotubes, graphene, and nanoelectronics.
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D.
Klaus von Klitzing
Klaus von Klitzing is a German physicist best known for discovering the quantum Hall effect, for which he received the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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E.
Zhores Alferov
Zhores Alferov was a Soviet and Russian physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on semiconductor heterostructures, which underpins modern electronics and optoelectronics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Physics
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human ⓘ materials scientist ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Kostya Novoselov
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surface form:
Konstantin Sergeevich Novoselov
Kostya Novoselov ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Europhysics Prize
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Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) ⓘ
surface form:
Fellow of the Royal Society
John J. Carty Award ⓘ
surface form:
John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science
Knight Bachelor ⓘ Leverhulme Medal ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ Onsager Medal ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Russia
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
Russia
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1974-08-23 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Andre Geim ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (Dolgoprudny)
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surface form:
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Radboud University Nijmegen ⓘ |
| familyName |
Kostya Novoselov
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Novoselov
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| fieldOfWork |
condensed matter physics
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materials science ⓘ nanotechnology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Konstantin ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
graphene-based electronics
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quantum Hall effect in graphene ⓘ two-dimensional heterostructures ⓘ |
| knownFor |
graphene
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mechanical exfoliation of graphene ⓘ two-dimensional materials ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Ukrainian Academy of Sciences
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surface form:
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Royal Society ⓘ |
| nobelPrizeCategory | Physics ⓘ |
| nobelPrizeMotivation | for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene ⓘ |
| nobelPrizeSharedWith | Andre Geim ⓘ |
| nobelPrizeYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
isolation of single-layer graphene
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pioneering studies of graphene’s electronic properties ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nizhny Tagil ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Langworthy Professor of Physics
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surface form:
Langworthy Professor of Physics at the University of Manchester
Professor at the National University of Singapore ⓘ |
| residence |
Singapore
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| workInstitution |
National University of Singapore
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University of Manchester ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kostya Novoselov Description of subject: Kostya Novoselov is a Russian-British physicist and Nobel laureate best known for co-discovering graphene and pioneering research on its remarkable properties.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Konstantin Novoselov
this entity surface form:
Konstantin Novoselov
this entity surface form:
Konstantin Novoselov
this entity surface form:
Novoselov
this entity surface form:
Konstantin Sergeevich Novoselov