Triple

T7156869
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University E166833 entity
Predicate partOf P40 FINISHED
Object Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University
The Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University is a leading academic and research unit known for its pioneering work in areas such as materials, catalysis, and chemical biology, and for hosting distinguished faculty positions like the George B. Rathmann Professorship.
E645740 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: Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University | Statement: [George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University, partOf, Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University
Context triple: [George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University, partOf, Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University]
  • A. Department of Chemistry, Cornell University
    The Department of Chemistry at Cornell University is a leading academic and research unit known for its contributions to chemical science and the training of prominent chemists.
  • B. 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.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Stanford University Department of Chemistry
    The Stanford University Department of Chemistry is a leading academic department known for pioneering research and education in chemistry, particularly in areas such as physical, analytical, and materials chemistry.
  • E. Department of Chemistry (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
    The Department of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is a leading academic and research department known for its comprehensive chemistry education and influential scientific contributions.
  • 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: Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University
Triple: [George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University, partOf, Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University]
Generated description
The Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University is a leading academic and research unit known for its pioneering work in areas such as materials, catalysis, and chemical biology, and for hosting distinguished faculty positions like the George B. Rathmann Professorship.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University
Target entity description: The Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University is a leading academic and research unit known for its pioneering work in areas such as materials, catalysis, and chemical biology, and for hosting distinguished faculty positions like the George B. Rathmann Professorship.
  • A. Department of Chemistry, Cornell University
    The Department of Chemistry at Cornell University is a leading academic and research unit known for its contributions to chemical science and the training of prominent chemists.
  • B. 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.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Stanford University Department of Chemistry
    The Stanford University Department of Chemistry is a leading academic department known for pioneering research and education in chemistry, particularly in areas such as physical, analytical, and materials chemistry.
  • E. Department of Chemistry (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
    The Department of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is a leading academic and research department known for its comprehensive chemistry education and influential scientific contributions.
  • 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_69c68887a5cc8190bec0ea96227164f7 completed March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6e80f14808190907ee84523630d85 completed March 27, 2026, 8:26 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c7adb530388190b68fa05418d3e184 completed March 28, 2026, 10:30 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c7ae830c74819091d6d65ac6fba32b completed March 28, 2026, 10:33 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c7af1133b08190a32dccf82015c19e completed March 28, 2026, 10:36 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:47 p.m.