Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Maine)
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The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maine is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on the design, analysis, and innovation of mechanical systems and technologies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Maine) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10216483 — 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 Mechanical Engineering (University of Maine) Context triple: [College of Engineering (University of Maine), hasAcademicUnit, Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Maine)]
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Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Minnesota)
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota is an academic unit known for research and education in areas such as mechanics, materials, thermal sciences, and manufacturing within the College of Science and Engineering.
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Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Michigan)
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan is a leading academic and research department known for its work in areas such as automotive engineering, robotics, energy systems, and advanced manufacturing.
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of New Brunswick
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of New Brunswick is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs, research opportunities, and professional training in mechanical engineering disciplines.
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D.
Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Utah)
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on the design, analysis, and innovation of mechanical systems and technologies.
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E.
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras is a leading academic and research department in India, known for its strong programs in mechanical design, manufacturing, thermal sciences, and related engineering fields.
- 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 Mechanical Engineering (University of Maine) Target entity description: The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maine is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on the design, analysis, and innovation of mechanical systems and technologies.
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A.
Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Minnesota)
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota is an academic unit known for research and education in areas such as mechanics, materials, thermal sciences, and manufacturing within the College of Science and Engineering.
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B.
Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Michigan)
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan is a leading academic and research department known for its work in areas such as automotive engineering, robotics, energy systems, and advanced manufacturing.
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C.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of New Brunswick
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of New Brunswick is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs, research opportunities, and professional training in mechanical engineering disciplines.
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Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Utah)
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on the design, analysis, and innovation of mechanical systems and technologies.
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E.
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at McGill University is an academic unit that offers education and conducts research in areas such as mechanics, materials, thermofluids, and design within the Faculty of Engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | academic department ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | mechanical engineering ⓘ |
| accreditedBy | ABET ⓘ |
| campus |
University of Maine campus
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Maine
|
| collaboratesWith |
industry partners in Maine
ⓘ
research centers at the University of Maine ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| employs | mechanical engineering faculty ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | STEM ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
analysis of mechanical systems
ⓘ
design of mechanical systems ⓘ innovation in mechanical technologies ⓘ |
| governingBody |
University of Maine administration
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Maine System
|
| grantsDegree |
bachelor's degree
ⓘ
doctoral degree ⓘ master's degree ⓘ |
| hasMission | education and research in mechanical engineering ⓘ |
| hasResearchArea |
controls and dynamics
ⓘ
fluid mechanics ⓘ materials and manufacturing ⓘ mechanics and design ⓘ thermal sciences ⓘ |
| hasStudentOrganization |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers student chapter (University of Maine)
ⓘ
linked to:
ASME student and professional chapters
Society of Women Engineers student chapter (University of Maine) ⓘ
linked to:
Society of Women Engineers
|
| hasType | engineering department ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Orono, Maine ⓘ |
| offers |
capstone design projects
ⓘ
laboratory courses in mechanical engineering ⓘ research opportunities for students ⓘ |
| offersConcentration |
aerospace-related topics
ⓘ
energy systems ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ mechanical design ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
ⓘ
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering ⓘ Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering ⓘ |
| partOf |
College of Engineering (University of Maine)
ⓘ
University of Maine ⓘ |
| regionServed |
New England
ⓘ
State of Maine ⓘ
linked to:
Maine
|
| sector | public higher education ⓘ |
| serves |
graduate students
ⓘ
undergraduate students ⓘ |
| uses | engineering laboratories and facilities at the University of Maine ⓘ |
| website | https://umaine.edu/mecheng/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
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 Mechanical Engineering (University of Maine) Description of subject: The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maine is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on the design, analysis, and innovation of mechanical systems and technologies.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
College of Engineering (University of Maine)
→
hasAcademicUnit
→
Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Maine)
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subject linked to:
College of Engineering