Triple

T4901184
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Jan D. Achenbach E109801 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object Walter P. Murphy Professor of Mechanical Engineering
The Walter P. Murphy Professor of Mechanical Engineering is a distinguished endowed professorship in mechanical engineering at Northwestern University, recognizing exceptional achievement in research and teaching.
E478442 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: Walter P. Murphy Professor of Mechanical Engineering | Statement: [Jan D. Achenbach, positionHeld, Walter P. Murphy Professor of Mechanical Engineering]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter P. Murphy Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Context triple: [Jan D. Achenbach, positionHeld, Walter P. Murphy Professor of Mechanical Engineering]
  • A. Eugene Higgins Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    The Eugene Higgins Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is a prestigious endowed chair at Princeton University held by leading scholars in fluid mechanics and related fields.
  • B. Lois and Willard Mackey Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University
    The Lois and Willard Mackey Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University is an endowed faculty chair held by fluid dynamics expert Andrea Prosperetti.
  • C. Hitachi America Professor of Engineering, Emeritus
    Hitachi America Professor of Engineering, Emeritus is an endowed emeritus professorship in engineering at Stanford University held by distinguished scholar Thomas Kailath.
  • D. Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
    Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a prestigious professional honor recognizing outstanding engineering achievements and contributions to the field of mechanical engineering.
  • E. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University is a leading academic and research unit specializing in areas such as fluid mechanics, robotics, and materials science within the university’s Whiting School of Engineering.
  • 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: Walter P. Murphy Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Triple: [Jan D. Achenbach, positionHeld, Walter P. Murphy Professor of Mechanical Engineering]
Generated description
The Walter P. Murphy Professor of Mechanical Engineering is a distinguished endowed professorship in mechanical engineering at Northwestern University, recognizing exceptional achievement in research and teaching.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter P. Murphy Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Target entity description: The Walter P. Murphy Professor of Mechanical Engineering is a distinguished endowed professorship in mechanical engineering at Northwestern University, recognizing exceptional achievement in research and teaching.
  • A. Eugene Higgins Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    The Eugene Higgins Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is a prestigious endowed chair at Princeton University held by leading scholars in fluid mechanics and related fields.
  • B. Lois and Willard Mackey Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University
    The Lois and Willard Mackey Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University is an endowed faculty chair held by fluid dynamics expert Andrea Prosperetti.
  • C. Hitachi America Professor of Engineering, Emeritus
    Hitachi America Professor of Engineering, Emeritus is an endowed emeritus professorship in engineering at Stanford University held by distinguished scholar Thomas Kailath.
  • D. Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
    Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a prestigious professional honor recognizing outstanding engineering achievements and contributions to the field of mechanical engineering.
  • E. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University is a leading academic and research unit specializing in areas such as fluid mechanics, robotics, and materials science within the university’s Whiting School of Engineering.
  • 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_69bd441180708190ba42ffb44fea533a completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd6e4dd6bc819094b1cbf533510995 completed March 20, 2026, 3:57 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be6fd2a0348190a285ea1a62e7ae1b completed March 21, 2026, 10:15 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be707405008190ba1456544e8da593 completed March 21, 2026, 10:18 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be70e5537c8190b4db230932818a9c completed March 21, 2026, 10:20 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:28 p.m.