Nichols Medal
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The Nichols Medal is a prestigious American chemistry award presented by the New York Section of the American Chemical Society for outstanding contributions to the field.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nichols Medal canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5994041 — 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: Nichols Medal Context triple: [Paul J. Flory, awardReceived, Nichols Medal]
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A.
Goler T. Butcher Medal
The Goler T. Butcher Medal is a prestigious award in the field of international human rights law, recognizing outstanding contributions to the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide.
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B.
Longstaff Medal
The Longstaff Medal is a prestigious award presented by the Royal Society of Chemistry to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of chemistry.
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C.
Chapman Medal
The Chapman Medal is a prestigious award in geophysics and solar-terrestrial physics, recognizing outstanding contributions to the understanding of the Sun, the solar wind, and their interactions with planetary environments.
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D.
Coleman Medal
The Coleman Medal is an annual Australian Football League award presented to the player who kicks the most goals during the home-and-away season.
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E.
John Booker Medal
The John Booker Medal is an Australian Academy of Science award recognizing outstanding research contributions in the field of engineering science.
- 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: Nichols Medal Target entity description: The Nichols Medal is a prestigious American chemistry award presented by the New York Section of the American Chemical Society for outstanding contributions to the field.
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A.
Goler T. Butcher Medal
The Goler T. Butcher Medal is a prestigious award in the field of international human rights law, recognizing outstanding contributions to the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide.
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B.
Longstaff Medal
The Longstaff Medal is a prestigious award presented by the Royal Society of Chemistry to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of chemistry.
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C.
Chapman Medal
The Chapman Medal is a prestigious award in geophysics and solar-terrestrial physics, recognizing outstanding contributions to the understanding of the Sun, the solar wind, and their interactions with planetary environments.
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D.
Coleman Medal
The Coleman Medal is an annual Australian Football League award presented to the player who kicks the most goals during the home-and-away season.
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E.
John Booker Medal
The John Booker Medal is an Australian Academy of Science award recognizing outstanding research contributions in the field of engineering science.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chemistry award
ⓘ
scientific award ⓘ |
| awardCategory |
chemistry prize
ⓘ
science and technology ⓘ |
| awardCeremonyLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
outstanding chemical research
ⓘ
outstanding contributions to chemistry ⓘ |
| awardingBody | American Chemical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| discipline | chemical sciences ⓘ |
| eligibility |
chemists
ⓘ
researchers in chemistry ⓘ |
| field | chemistry ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasAwardType | medal ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
honorarium
ⓘ
medal ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasReputation | prestigious American chemistry award ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.newyorkacs.org/awards_nichols.php ⓘ |
| inception | 1903 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | awards of the American Chemical Society ⓘ |
| locationCountry | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William H. Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Ahmed Zewail
NERFINISHED
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Elias J. Corey NERFINISHED ⓘ George A. Olah NERFINISHED ⓘ Gilbert N. Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Glenn T. Seaborg NERFINISHED ⓘ Irving Langmuir NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Marie Lehn NERFINISHED ⓘ Linus Pauling NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard R. Ernst NERFINISHED ⓘ Roald Hoffmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert H. Grubbs NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryoji Noyori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | New York Section of the American Chemical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | New York Section of the American Chemical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| selectionCriteria |
excellence in chemical research
ⓘ
significant contributions to the advancement of chemistry ⓘ |
| sponsor | New York Section of the American Chemical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subOrganizationOfAwardingBody | New York Section of the American Chemical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Nichols Medal Description of subject: The Nichols Medal is a prestigious American chemistry award presented by the New York Section of the American Chemical Society for outstanding contributions to the field.
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