American Crystallographic Association
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The American Crystallographic Association is a scientific society dedicated to advancing the study of crystal structures and promoting research and education in crystallography.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| American Crystallographic Association canonical | 13 |
| American Crystallographic Association annual meeting | 1 |
| X-ray crystallography | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T66076 — 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: American Crystallographic Association Context triple: [American Institute of Physics, hasMember, American Crystallographic Association]
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American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society is a leading U.S.-based scientific society dedicated to advancing the study and practice of chemistry through research publications, conferences, education, and professional support for chemists.
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American Physical Society
The American Physical Society is a leading professional organization dedicated to advancing and disseminating knowledge of physics through research publications, conferences, and educational initiatives.
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American Astronomical Society
The American Astronomical Society is a leading professional organization of astronomers and astrophysicists in the United States dedicated to advancing the science of astronomy and related disciplines.
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American Institute of Physics
The American Institute of Physics is a federation of scientific societies that promotes the advancement and dissemination of knowledge in physics and related fields through publishing, education, and outreach.
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E.
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society is a professional organization dedicated to advancing the science and engineering of minerals, metals, and materials through research, education, and technical exchange.
- 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: American Crystallographic Association Target entity description: The American Crystallographic Association is a scientific society dedicated to advancing the study of crystal structures and promoting research and education in crystallography.
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A.
American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society is a leading U.S.-based scientific society dedicated to advancing the study and practice of chemistry through research publications, conferences, education, and professional support for chemists.
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B.
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society is a leading professional organization dedicated to advancing and disseminating knowledge of physics through research publications, conferences, and educational initiatives.
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C.
American Astronomical Society
The American Astronomical Society is a leading professional organization of astronomers and astrophysicists in the United States dedicated to advancing the science of astronomy and related disciplines.
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D.
American Institute of Physics
The American Institute of Physics is a federation of scientific societies that promotes the advancement and dissemination of knowledge in physics and related fields through publishing, education, and outreach.
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E.
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society is a professional organization dedicated to advancing the science and engineering of minerals, metals, and materials through research, education, and technical exchange.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonprofit organization
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professional association ⓘ scientific society ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ACA ⓘ |
| activity |
awards prizes and honors in crystallography
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organizes annual meetings ⓘ organizes topical workshops ⓘ publishes scientific information related to crystallography ⓘ supports educational outreach in crystallography ⓘ |
| affiliation | International Union of Crystallography ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field |
biological crystallography
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chemical crystallography ⓘ crystallography ⓘ macromolecular crystallography ⓘ materials science ⓘ structural science ⓘ |
| focus |
crystallographic methods development
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crystallographic software development ⓘ education and training in crystallography ⓘ electron diffraction ⓘ neutron diffraction ⓘ structure determination of macromolecules ⓘ structure determination of small molecules ⓘ synchrotron radiation applications in crystallography ⓘ x-ray crystallography ⓘ |
| founded | 1949 ⓘ |
| hasAward |
B. Warren Diffraction Physics Award
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Etter Early Career Award ⓘ Fankuchen Award ⓘ Martin J. Buerger Award ⓘ Trueblood Award ⓘ |
| hasMember |
chemist
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crystallographer ⓘ materials scientist ⓘ physicist ⓘ structural biologist ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| purpose |
advance the study of crystal structures
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facilitate communication among crystallographers ⓘ organize scientific meetings and conferences ⓘ promote education in crystallography ⓘ promote research in crystallography ⓘ support young scientists and students in crystallography ⓘ |
| regionServed | North America ⓘ |
| website | https://www.amercrystalassn.org/ ⓘ |
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: American Crystallographic Association Description of subject: The American Crystallographic Association is a scientific society dedicated to advancing the study of crystal structures and promoting research and education in crystallography.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
X-ray crystallography
this entity surface form:
American Crystallographic Association annual meeting