School of Physics and Astronomy (University of Minnesota)
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The School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota is an academic unit specializing in research and education in physics and astronomy, offering undergraduate and graduate programs and conducting cutting-edge scientific research.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| School of Physics and Astronomy (University of Minnesota) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3744992 — 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: School of Physics and Astronomy (University of Minnesota) Context triple: [College of Science and Engineering (University of Minnesota), hasDepartment, School of Physics and Astronomy (University of Minnesota)]
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School of Physics and Astronomy
The School of Physics and Astronomy is an academic unit of Shanghai Jiao Tong University dedicated to research and education in fundamental and applied physics and astronomical sciences.
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School of Physics and Astronomy
The School of Physics and Astronomy is an academic department at the University of St Andrews specializing in research and teaching across physics and astrophysics.
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School of Physics and Astronomy
The School of Physics and Astronomy is an academic department at the University of Southampton specializing in research and education in physics and astrophysical sciences.
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Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Department of Physics and Astronomy is an academic unit that conducts research and offers education in fundamental physics and astronomical sciences within the Wiess School of Natural Sciences.
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Department of Physics (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
The Department of Physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is a major academic and research unit known for its contributions to experimental and theoretical physics, including areas such as particle physics, astrophysics, and condensed matter.
- 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: School of Physics and Astronomy (University of Minnesota) Target entity description: The School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota is an academic unit specializing in research and education in physics and astronomy, offering undergraduate and graduate programs and conducting cutting-edge scientific research.
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A.
School of Physics and Astronomy
The School of Physics and Astronomy is an academic unit of Shanghai Jiao Tong University dedicated to research and education in fundamental and applied physics and astronomical sciences.
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B.
School of Physics and Astronomy
The School of Physics and Astronomy is an academic department at the University of St Andrews specializing in research and teaching across physics and astrophysics.
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C.
School of Physics and Astronomy
The School of Physics and Astronomy is an academic department at the University of Southampton specializing in research and education in physics and astrophysical sciences.
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Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Department of Physics and Astronomy is an academic unit that conducts research and offers education in fundamental physics and astronomical sciences within the Wiess School of Natural Sciences.
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Department of Physics (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
The Department of Physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is a major academic and research unit known for its contributions to experimental and theoretical physics, including areas such as particle physics, astrophysics, and condensed matter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
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astronomy department ⓘ physics department ⓘ |
| affiliatedInstitute |
Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics
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William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute ⓘ |
| campus |
University of Minnesota
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surface form:
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
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| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| employs |
astronomy faculty
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physics faculty ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
graduate education
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postdoctoral research training ⓘ scientific outreach ⓘ undergraduate education ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
astronomy
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astrophysics ⓘ biological physics ⓘ computational physics ⓘ condensed matter physics ⓘ cosmology ⓘ high energy physics ⓘ nuclear physics ⓘ particle physics ⓘ physics ⓘ physics education research ⓘ space physics ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics
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School of Physics and Astronomy Machine Shop ⓘ Tate Hall ⓘ William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Minneapolis
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Minnesota ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
Bachelor of Science in Astrophysics
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Bachelor of Science in Physics ⓘ Doctor of Philosophy in Astrophysics ⓘ Doctor of Philosophy in Physics ⓘ Master of Science in Physics ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
graduate astrophysics program
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graduate physics program ⓘ undergraduate astrophysics program ⓘ undergraduate physics program ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | College of Science and Engineering (University of Minnesota) ⓘ |
| partOf | University of Minnesota ⓘ |
| researchActivity |
computational astrophysics research
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experimental physics research ⓘ observational astronomy research ⓘ theoretical physics research ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: School of Physics and Astronomy (University of Minnesota) Description of subject: The School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota is an academic unit specializing in research and education in physics and astronomy, offering undergraduate and graduate programs and conducting cutting-edge scientific research.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
College of Science and Engineering
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hasDepartment
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School of Physics and Astronomy (University of Minnesota)
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subject surface form:
College of Science and Engineering (University of Minnesota)