Gary S. May
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Gary S. May is an American engineer and academic leader who serves as the chancellor of the University of California, Davis and is known for his advocacy for diversity in STEM education.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gary S. May canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1217104 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gary S. May Context triple: [University of California, Davis, chancellor, Gary S. May]
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A.
Robert B. Bowler
Robert B. Bowler was an American public official who served as the United States Comptroller of the Treasury, overseeing federal financial accounts and fiscal administration.
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B.
David L. Goodstein
David L. Goodstein is an American physicist and educator known for his work in condensed matter physics, science education, and authorship of popular science books.
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C.
Donald W. Loveland
Donald W. Loveland is a logician and computer scientist known for his influential contributions to automated theorem proving and logic in computer science.
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D.
Robert G. Bratcher
Robert G. Bratcher was an American Bible scholar and translator best known as the principal translator of the Good News Bible (Today’s English Version).
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E.
Paul G. Hoffman
Paul G. Hoffman was an American automobile executive and public administrator best known for leading post–World War II European recovery efforts and later serving in prominent roles at the United Nations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gary S. May Target entity description: Gary S. May is an American engineer and academic leader who serves as the chancellor of the University of California, Davis and is known for his advocacy for diversity in STEM education.
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A.
Robert B. Bowler
Robert B. Bowler was an American public official who served as the United States Comptroller of the Treasury, overseeing federal financial accounts and fiscal administration.
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B.
David L. Goodstein
David L. Goodstein is an American physicist and educator known for his work in condensed matter physics, science education, and authorship of popular science books.
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C.
Donald W. Loveland
Donald W. Loveland is a logician and computer scientist known for his influential contributions to automated theorem proving and logic in computer science.
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D.
Robert G. Bratcher
Robert G. Bratcher was an American Bible scholar and translator best known as the principal translator of the Good News Bible (Today’s English Version).
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E.
Paul G. Hoffman
Paul G. Hoffman was an American automobile executive and public administrator best known for leading post–World War II European recovery efforts and later serving in prominent roles at the United Nations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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academic administrator ⓘ engineer ⓘ human ⓘ university chancellor ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
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Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering ⓘ Master of Science in Electrical Engineering ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Georgia Institute of Technology
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surface form:
Georgia Tech College of Engineering
University of California system ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
National Science Foundation mentoring award
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Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Georgia Institute of Technology
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University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| employer |
Georgia Institute of Technology
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University of California, Davis ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
STEM education
ⓘ
electrical engineering ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Gary ⓘ |
| hasAcademicSpecialization |
computer-aided manufacturing of integrated circuits
ⓘ
microelectronics ⓘ |
| isAlive | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
increasing diversity in engineering education
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promoting access and equity in STEM fields ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| leadershipRole | campus-wide diversity and inclusion initiatives ⓘ |
| memberOf | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ⓘ |
| name | Gary S. May self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for diversity in STEM education
ⓘ
leadership in higher education ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
ⓘ
engineer ⓘ university chancellor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the University of California, Davis
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Dean of the College of Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| residence | Davis, California ⓘ |
| startTime | 2017 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Atlanta
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surface form:
Atlanta, Georgia
Davis, California ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gary S. May Description of subject: Gary S. May is an American engineer and academic leader who serves as the chancellor of the University of California, Davis and is known for his advocacy for diversity in STEM education.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.