James M. Tour
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James M. Tour is an American chemist and nanotechnology researcher known for his pioneering work in molecular electronics, nanocars, and carbon-based materials.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James M. Tour canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4381833 — 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: James M. Tour Context triple: [Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology, notableRecipient, James M. Tour]
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A.
Chad A. Mirkin
Chad A. Mirkin is an American chemist and nanoscientist renowned for pioneering work in nanoparticle-based biodiagnostics and materials, including the development of spherical nucleic acids and dip-pen nanolithography.
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B.
Gregory C. Fu
Gregory C. Fu is a prominent organic chemist known for pioneering work in transition-metal catalysis and asymmetric synthesis.
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C.
Phaedon Avouris
Phaedon Avouris is a Greek-American physicist and nanoscientist renowned for his pioneering research in carbon nanotubes, graphene, and nanoelectronics.
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D.
Jens Nørskov
Jens Nørskov is a Danish physicist and chemist renowned for his pioneering work in theoretical catalysis and surface science.
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E.
Richard N. Zare
Richard N. Zare is an American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in laser chemistry and molecular reaction dynamics, and for his influential contributions to chemical education and science policy.
- 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: James M. Tour Target entity description: James M. Tour is an American chemist and nanotechnology researcher known for his pioneering work in molecular electronics, nanocars, and carbon-based materials.
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A.
Chad A. Mirkin
Chad A. Mirkin is an American chemist and nanoscientist renowned for pioneering work in nanoparticle-based biodiagnostics and materials, including the development of spherical nucleic acids and dip-pen nanolithography.
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B.
Gregory C. Fu
Gregory C. Fu is a prominent organic chemist known for pioneering work in transition-metal catalysis and asymmetric synthesis.
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C.
Phaedon Avouris
Phaedon Avouris is a Greek-American physicist and nanoscientist renowned for his pioneering research in carbon nanotubes, graphene, and nanoelectronics.
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D.
Jens Nørskov
Jens Nørskov is a Danish physicist and chemist renowned for his pioneering work in theoretical catalysis and surface science.
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E.
Richard N. Zare
Richard N. Zare is an American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in laser chemistry and molecular reaction dynamics, and for his influential contributions to chemical education and science policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chemist
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human ⓘ nanotechnology researcher ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in chemistry ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Houston, Texas
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linked to:
Houston, Texas, United States
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| birthDate | 1959-09-03 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Purdue University
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Syracuse University ⓘ University of Rochester ⓘ |
| employer | Rice University ⓘ |
| familyName | Tour ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
materials science
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molecular electronics ⓘ nanotechnology ⓘ organic chemistry ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasPublication |
research articles on graphene-based materials
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research articles on molecular electronics ⓘ research articles on nanocars ⓘ |
| hasRole |
public lecturer on science and faith
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science communicator ⓘ |
| knownFor |
carbon nanotube research
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carbon-based materials ⓘ graphene research ⓘ molecular electronics ⓘ molecular machines ⓘ nanocars ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | James M. Tour ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of single-molecule nanocars
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methods for graphene synthesis and functionalization ⓘ molecular-scale electronic devices ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor of Computer Science at Rice University
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Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering at Rice University ⓘ T. T. and W. F. Chao Professor of Chemistry at Rice University ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
carbon nanomaterials
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graphene oxide ⓘ molecular switches ⓘ molecular-scale electronics ⓘ nanocars ⓘ |
| workplace | Rice University ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James M. Tour Description of subject: James M. Tour is an American chemist and nanotechnology researcher known for his pioneering work in molecular electronics, nanocars, and carbon-based materials.
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