MRS Von Hippel Award
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The MRS Von Hippel Award is the highest honor of the Materials Research Society, recognizing outstanding and interdisciplinary contributions to materials research.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Von Hippel Award | 3 |
| MRS Von Hippel Award canonical | 2 |
| Von Hippel Award (namesake honor in materials research) | 1 |
| Von Hippel Award of the Materials Research Society | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T93594 — 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: MRS Von Hippel Award Context triple: [Shirley Ann Jackson, awardReceived, MRS Von Hippel Award]
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A.
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
The Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize is a prestigious Columbia University award recognizing outstanding basic research in biology and biochemistry that often precedes a Nobel Prize.
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B.
Helmholtz Medal
The Helmholtz Medal is a prestigious scientific award presented by the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities in recognition of outstanding contributions to research.
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C.
AIME Robert H. Richards Award
The AIME Robert H. Richards Award is a prestigious professional honor recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of mineral processing and extractive metallurgy.
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D.
Henry Hess Award
The Henry Hess Award is a prestigious honor presented by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers to recognize outstanding early-career research contributions in the field of mechanical engineering.
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E.
Hoover Medal
The Hoover Medal is an American engineering award that honors outstanding civic and humanitarian service by engineers.
- 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: MRS Von Hippel Award Target entity description: The MRS Von Hippel Award is the highest honor of the Materials Research Society, recognizing outstanding and interdisciplinary contributions to materials research.
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A.
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
The Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize is a prestigious Columbia University award recognizing outstanding basic research in biology and biochemistry that often precedes a Nobel Prize.
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B.
Helmholtz Medal
The Helmholtz Medal is a prestigious scientific award presented by the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities in recognition of outstanding contributions to research.
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C.
AIME Robert H. Richards Award
The AIME Robert H. Richards Award is a prestigious professional honor recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of mineral processing and extractive metallurgy.
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D.
Henry Hess Award
The Henry Hess Award is a prestigious honor presented by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers to recognize outstanding early-career research contributions in the field of mechanical engineering.
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E.
Hoover Medal
The Hoover Medal is an American engineering award that honors outstanding civic and humanitarian service by engineers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lifetime achievement award
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materials science award ⓘ scientific award ⓘ |
| associatedOrganizationType | professional society ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
interdisciplinary contributions to materials research
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leadership in the materials research community ⓘ outstanding contributions to materials research ⓘ |
| awardingBodyAbbreviation | MRS ⓘ |
| awardLevel | highest honor of the Materials Research Society ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| disciplineScope | interdisciplinary ⓘ |
| eligibleRecipients | individual researchers ⓘ |
| field |
materials research
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materials science ⓘ |
| firstRecipient | William O. Baker ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
citation
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honorarium ⓘ medal ⓘ |
| honors |
interdisciplinary innovation in materials science
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pioneering work in materials research ⓘ sustained excellence in materials research ⓘ |
| inception | 1976 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arthur R. von Hippel ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Eugene A. Fitzgerald
ⓘ
Gerd Binnig ⓘ Joanna Aizenberg ⓘ John W. Cahn ⓘ Mildred Dresselhaus ⓘ
surface form:
Mildred S. Dresselhaus
Robert Langer ⓘ Sumio Iijima ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Materials Research Society ⓘ |
| purpose |
to recognize interdisciplinary contributions to materials research
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to recognize outstanding contributions to materials research ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
impact on materials research
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influence on technology and society ⓘ interdisciplinary breadth ⓘ service to the materials community ⓘ |
| shortName |
MRS Von Hippel Award
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Von Hippel Award
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| sponsor | Materials Research Society ⓘ |
| typicalAnnouncementVenue | MRS Fall Meeting ⓘ |
| website | https://www.mrs.org/von-hippel-award ⓘ |
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Subject: MRS Von Hippel Award Description of subject: The MRS Von Hippel Award is the highest honor of the Materials Research Society, recognizing outstanding and interdisciplinary contributions to materials research.
Referenced by (7)
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this entity surface form:
Von Hippel Award
this entity surface form:
Von Hippel Award
this entity surface form:
Von Hippel Award (namesake honor in materials research)
this entity surface form:
Von Hippel Award of the Materials Research Society
this entity surface form:
Von Hippel Award