Triple
T2037107
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lene Vestergaard Hau |
E44655
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics at Harvard University
The Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair held by Danish physicist Lene Vestergaard Hau, renowned for her groundbreaking work in slowing and stopping light using ultracold atomic gases.
|
E228033
|
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: Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics at Harvard University | Statement: [Lene Vestergaard Hau, positionHeld, Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics at Harvard University]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics at Harvard University Context triple: [Lene Vestergaard Hau, positionHeld, Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics at Harvard University]
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A.
Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
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B.
Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT
The Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, named in honor of theoretical physicist Herman Feshbach and held by leading researchers in the field.
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C.
Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics, MIT
The Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, held by distinguished physicists recognized for their significant contributions to the field.
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D.
MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley
The MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley is an endowed faculty chair in the University of California, Berkeley’s physics department, held by theoretical physicist Hitoshi Murayama.
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E.
Institute Professor at MIT
Institute Professor at MIT is the highest faculty rank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reserved for a small number of exceptionally distinguished scholars recognized for outstanding contributions to their fields.
- 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: Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics at Harvard University Triple: [Lene Vestergaard Hau, positionHeld, Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics at Harvard University]
Generated description
The Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair held by Danish physicist Lene Vestergaard Hau, renowned for her groundbreaking work in slowing and stopping light using ultracold atomic gases.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics at Harvard University Target entity description: The Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair held by Danish physicist Lene Vestergaard Hau, renowned for her groundbreaking work in slowing and stopping light using ultracold atomic gases.
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A.
Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
-
B.
Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT
The Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, named in honor of theoretical physicist Herman Feshbach and held by leading researchers in the field.
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C.
Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics, MIT
The Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, held by distinguished physicists recognized for their significant contributions to the field.
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D.
MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley
The MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley is an endowed faculty chair in the University of California, Berkeley’s physics department, held by theoretical physicist Hitoshi Murayama.
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E.
Institute Professor at MIT
Institute Professor at MIT is the highest faculty rank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reserved for a small number of exceptionally distinguished scholars recognized for outstanding contributions to their fields.
- 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_69a889159ec481908f9e4472d9f480c7 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb9363b608190b42aa6d3f3fd78c4 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:35 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae1ff38fb881909558e4d715a4d314 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:18 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae20946a288190a3bd2a19e3608e86 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:21 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae2109d17c819094a298a822064052 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:23 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:39 p.m.