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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.