Triple

T13176840

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	K. C. Nicolaou	`E313119`	entity
Predicate	position	`P8`	FINISHED
Object	Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Chemistry at Rice University The Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Chemistry at Rice University is an endowed academic chair in the university’s chemistry department, held by distinguished chemist K. C. Nicolaou.	`E1027560`	NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini

Instruction

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Input

Phrase: Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Chemistry at Rice University | Statement: [K. C. Nicolaou, position, Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Chemistry at Rice University]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Chemistry at Rice University
Context triple: [K. C. Nicolaou, position, Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Chemistry at Rice University]

A. James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry
The James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious endowed professorship at Princeton University held by Nobel Prize–winning chemist David W. C. MacMillan.
B. Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry
The Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry is a distinguished endowed professorship in the Department of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
C. George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University
The George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in the Department of Chemistry, named in honor of biotechnology pioneer George B. Rathmann.
D. Darlene Shiley Chair in Chemistry
The Darlene Shiley Chair in Chemistry is a prestigious endowed professorship in chemistry held by leading researchers such as Phil S. Baran.
E. F. Albert Cotton Chair in Chemistry at Texas A&M University
The F. Albert Cotton Chair in Chemistry at Texas A&M University is an endowed professorship honoring the renowned inorganic chemist F. Albert Cotton and supporting distinguished research and teaching in chemistry.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1

Instruction

Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"

Input

Entity: Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Chemistry at Rice University
Triple: [K. C. Nicolaou, position, Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Chemistry at Rice University]

Generated description

The Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Chemistry at Rice University is an endowed academic chair in the university’s chemistry department, held by distinguished chemist K. C. Nicolaou.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Chemistry at Rice University
Target entity description: The Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Chemistry at Rice University is an endowed academic chair in the university’s chemistry department, held by distinguished chemist K. C. Nicolaou.

A. James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry
The James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious endowed professorship at Princeton University held by Nobel Prize–winning chemist David W. C. MacMillan.
B. Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry
The Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry is a distinguished endowed professorship in the Department of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
C. George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University
The George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in the Department of Chemistry, named in honor of biotechnology pioneer George B. Rathmann.
D. Darlene Shiley Chair in Chemistry
The Darlene Shiley Chair in Chemistry is a prestigious endowed professorship in chemistry held by leading researchers such as Phil S. Baran.
E. F. Albert Cotton Chair in Chemistry at Texas A&M University
The F. Albert Cotton Chair in Chemistry at Texas A&M University is an endowed professorship honoring the renowned inorganic chemist F. Albert Cotton and supporting distinguished research and teaching in chemistry.
F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step	Stage	Batch ID	Status	When
creating	Elicitation	`batch_69d806ac3ee081909b2fd27d060aa974`	completed	April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69d98c322fdc8190b05f2287eba9dda6`	completed	April 10, 2026, 11:48 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69f6f5ea93bc81908087326b3d043727`	completed	May 3, 2026, 7:14 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69f6f9e78d488190a3b4f3c1050dc0a5`	completed	May 3, 2026, 7:31 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69f6faae6bb481909939881996d0f5f6`	completed	May 3, 2026, 7:35 a.m.

Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:14 p.m.