Triple
T16403371
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Merkert Chemistry Center |
E398357
|
entity |
| Predicate | affiliatedWith |
P254
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Boston College Department of Chemistry
The Boston College Department of Chemistry is an academic department known for its research and teaching in chemistry and related fields at Boston College.
|
E1211689
|
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: Boston College Department of Chemistry | Statement: [Merkert Chemistry Center, affiliatedWith, Boston College Department of Chemistry]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boston College Department of Chemistry Context triple: [Merkert Chemistry Center, affiliatedWith, Boston College Department of Chemistry]
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A.
Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Department of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a leading academic and research department renowned for pioneering work across inorganic, organic, physical, and biological chemistry.
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B.
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University
The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University is a leading academic department renowned for cutting-edge research and education in chemistry and related interdisciplinary fields.
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C.
Department of Chemistry at Yale University
The Department of Chemistry at Yale University is a leading academic and research department known for its contributions to fundamental and interdisciplinary chemical science, training undergraduate and graduate students, and hosting prominent scholars in the field.
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D.
Columbia University Department of Chemistry
The Columbia University Department of Chemistry is a leading academic and research department in New York City known for its influential contributions to chemical science and for hosting prominent chemists such as Ronald Breslow.
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E.
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Northeastern University)
The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Northeastern University is an academic department focused on education and research in chemistry and related molecular sciences, including areas such as chemical biology, materials, and medicinal 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: Boston College Department of Chemistry Triple: [Merkert Chemistry Center, affiliatedWith, Boston College Department of Chemistry]
Generated description
The Boston College Department of Chemistry is an academic department known for its research and teaching in chemistry and related fields at Boston College.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boston College Department of Chemistry Target entity description: The Boston College Department of Chemistry is an academic department known for its research and teaching in chemistry and related fields at Boston College.
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A.
Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Department of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a leading academic and research department renowned for pioneering work across inorganic, organic, physical, and biological chemistry.
-
B.
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University
The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University is a leading academic department renowned for cutting-edge research and education in chemistry and related interdisciplinary fields.
-
C.
Department of Chemistry at Yale University
The Department of Chemistry at Yale University is a leading academic and research department known for its contributions to fundamental and interdisciplinary chemical science, training undergraduate and graduate students, and hosting prominent scholars in the field.
-
D.
Columbia University Department of Chemistry
The Columbia University Department of Chemistry is a leading academic and research department in New York City known for its influential contributions to chemical science and for hosting prominent chemists such as Ronald Breslow.
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E.
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Northeastern University)
The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Northeastern University is an academic department focused on education and research in chemistry and related molecular sciences, including areas such as chemical biology, materials, and medicinal 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_69d87f2950248190bc8ad9b9bebdc8c8 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e327d12dc08190a5b497692b667ed7 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:42 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a003c6094e481909aa7402fd17fedae |
completed | May 10, 2026, 8:05 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a003dd7e9d481908822da391112eb39 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 8:12 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a003eb6aa748190b0c8866af405794a |
completed | May 10, 2026, 8:15 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:09 a.m.