Maurice Ewing Medal
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The Maurice Ewing Medal is a prestigious geophysics award, presented by the American Geophysical Union to honor outstanding contributions to the understanding of the Earth's processes, particularly in oceanography and seismology.
All labels observed (1)
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| Maurice Ewing Medal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9142291 — 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: Maurice Ewing Medal Context triple: [Manik Talwani, awardReceived, Maurice Ewing Medal]
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A.
William Prager Medal
The William Prager Medal is a prestigious engineering mechanics award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of solid mechanics.
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B.
Francis P. Garvan–John M. Olin Medal
The Francis P. Garvan–John M. Olin Medal is an American Chemical Society award that honors distinguished service and exceptional contributions by women chemists.
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C.
James B. Macelwane Medal
The James B. Macelwane Medal is a prestigious American Geophysical Union honor awarded to early-career scientists for outstanding contributions to the geophysical sciences.
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D.
Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal
The Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal is a prestigious scientific award given by the National Academy of Sciences for outstanding contributions to research in Precambrian and early life geology and paleontology.
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E.
George Gabriel Stokes Medal
The George Gabriel Stokes Medal is a prestigious award in fluid dynamics and applied mathematics, recognizing outstanding contributions to the field.
- 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: Maurice Ewing Medal Target entity description: The Maurice Ewing Medal is a prestigious geophysics award, presented by the American Geophysical Union to honor outstanding contributions to the understanding of the Earth's processes, particularly in oceanography and seismology.
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A.
William Prager Medal
The William Prager Medal is a prestigious engineering mechanics award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of solid mechanics.
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B.
Francis P. Garvan–John M. Olin Medal
The Francis P. Garvan–John M. Olin Medal is an American Chemical Society award that honors distinguished service and exceptional contributions by women chemists.
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C.
James B. Macelwane Medal
The James B. Macelwane Medal is a prestigious American Geophysical Union honor awarded to early-career scientists for outstanding contributions to the geophysical sciences.
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D.
Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal
The Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal is a prestigious scientific award given by the National Academy of Sciences for outstanding contributions to research in Precambrian and early life geology and paleontology.
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E.
George Gabriel Stokes Medal
The George Gabriel Stokes Medal is a prestigious award in fluid dynamics and applied mathematics, recognizing outstanding contributions to the field.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | scientific award ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences section
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American Geophysical Union Seismology section NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
contributions in oceanography
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contributions in seismology ⓘ outstanding contributions to the understanding of the Earth’s processes ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discipline | Earth sciences ⓘ |
| field |
geophysics
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oceanography ⓘ seismology ⓘ |
| hasRecipient |
Adam Dziewonski
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Barbara A. Romanowicz NERFINISHED ⓘ Barbara E. Tucholke NERFINISHED ⓘ Brian J. Hoskins NERFINISHED ⓘ Brian L. N. Kennett NERFINISHED ⓘ Bruce A. Buffett NERFINISHED ⓘ Carl Wunsch NERFINISHED ⓘ Christopher A. Langereis NERFINISHED ⓘ Dan McKenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ Don L. Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederik J. Simons NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon J. F. MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ Guy Masters NERFINISHED ⓘ Hiroo Kanamori NERFINISHED ⓘ James R. Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeroen Ritsema NERFINISHED ⓘ John A. Orcutt NERFINISHED ⓘ John H. Woodhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ John R. Booker NERFINISHED ⓘ John Tuzo Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ John Wahr NERFINISHED ⓘ Karen M. Fischer NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiyoo Mogi NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynn R. Sykes NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman H. Sleep NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Molnar NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph A. Stephen NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard J. O’Connell NERFINISHED ⓘ Seiya Uyeda NERFINISHED ⓘ Spahr C. Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ Thorne Lay NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter C. Pitman III NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter H. Munk NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiaodong Song NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoshio Fukao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Maurice Ewing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | American Geophysical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | American Geophysical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Maurice Ewing Medal Description of subject: The Maurice Ewing Medal is a prestigious geophysics award, presented by the American Geophysical Union to honor outstanding contributions to the understanding of the Earth's processes, particularly in oceanography and seismology.
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