Department of Physics (University of Ottawa)
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The Department of Physics at the University of Ottawa is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs and conducts research in various areas of physics within the university’s Faculty of Science.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Department of Physics (University of Ottawa) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6573459 — 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: Department of Physics (University of Ottawa) Context triple: [Faculty of Science (University of Ottawa), hasDepartment, Department of Physics (University of Ottawa)]
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A.
Department of Physics (McGill University)
The Department of Physics at McGill University is a leading academic unit known for its research and teaching in fundamental and applied physics within the university’s Faculty of Science.
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B.
Department of Physics, University of Alberta
The Department of Physics at the University of Alberta is an academic unit specializing in research and education in physics and related fields within the university’s Faculty of Science.
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C.
Department of Physics and Astronomy (Western University)
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Western University is an academic unit that conducts research and offers undergraduate and graduate programs in physics, astronomy, and related fields.
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D.
Department of Physics and Astronomy (University of British Columbia)
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of British Columbia is an academic unit specializing in research and education in physics and astronomy, offering undergraduate and graduate programs and conducting internationally recognized scientific research.
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E.
Centre for the Physics of Materials (McGill University)
The Centre for the Physics of Materials at McGill University is a research hub that brings together scientists to study and advance understanding of the fundamental and applied properties of materials.
- 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: Department of Physics (University of Ottawa) Target entity description: The Department of Physics at the University of Ottawa is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs and conducts research in various areas of physics within the university’s Faculty of Science.
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A.
Department of Physics (McGill University)
The Department of Physics at McGill University is a leading academic unit known for its research and teaching in fundamental and applied physics within the university’s Faculty of Science.
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B.
Department of Physics, University of Alberta
The Department of Physics at the University of Alberta is an academic unit specializing in research and education in physics and related fields within the university’s Faculty of Science.
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C.
Department of Physics and Astronomy (Western University)
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Western University is an academic unit that conducts research and offers undergraduate and graduate programs in physics, astronomy, and related fields.
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Department of Physics and Astronomy (University of British Columbia)
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of British Columbia is an academic unit specializing in research and education in physics and astronomy, offering undergraduate and graduate programs and conducting internationally recognized scientific research.
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E.
Centre for the Physics of Materials (McGill University)
The Centre for the Physics of Materials at McGill University is a research hub that brings together scientists to study and advance understanding of the fundamental and applied properties of materials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
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university physics department ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | physics ⓘ |
| admits |
graduate students
ⓘ
undergraduate students ⓘ |
| campus |
University of Ottawa main campus
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Ottawa
|
| city | Ottawa ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| countryISO | CA ⓘ |
| employs |
laboratory instructors
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physics professors ⓘ postdoctoral researchers ⓘ |
| focusesOn | physics education and research ⓘ |
| governingBody |
University of Ottawa Senate
ⓘ
linked to:
Senate of the University of Ottawa
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| hasAffiliation | University of Ottawa Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
physics teaching laboratories
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research laboratories ⓘ student study spaces ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://science.uottawa.ca/physics ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | North American Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| offersCourse |
advanced physics courses
ⓘ
introductory physics courses ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
BSc in Physics
ⓘ
MSc in Physics ⓘ PhD in Physics ⓘ |
| offersProgramLevel |
graduate
ⓘ
undergraduate ⓘ |
| offersProgramType |
honours program
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major program ⓘ minor program ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Faculty of Science (University of Ottawa)
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University of Ottawa ⓘ |
| partOf |
Faculty of Science (University of Ottawa)
ⓘ
University of Ottawa ⓘ |
| researchActivity | conducts research in physics ⓘ |
| researchArea |
condensed matter physics
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materials science ⓘ optics ⓘ photonics ⓘ quantum physics ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| usesAcademicTermSystem | semester system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Department of Physics (University of Ottawa) Description of subject: The Department of Physics at the University of Ottawa is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs and conducts research in various areas of physics within the university’s Faculty of Science.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Faculty of Science (University of Ottawa)
→
hasDepartment
→
Department of Physics (University of Ottawa)
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subject linked to:
Faculty of Science