Triple

T20200869
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Acta Materialia Gold Medal E493212 entity
Predicate hasAwarded P2391 FINISHED
Object David J. Srolovitz
David J. Srolovitz is a prominent materials scientist known for his pioneering theoretical and computational work on microstructure evolution and materials behavior.
 E1417616 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: David J. Srolovitz | Statement: [Acta Materialia Gold Medal, hasAwarded, David J. Srolovitz]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: David J. Srolovitz
Context triple: [Acta Materialia Gold Medal, hasAwarded, David J. Srolovitz]
  • A. Nigel Goldenfeld
    Nigel Goldenfeld is a theoretical physicist known for his influential work in statistical physics, complex systems, and fluid dynamics.
  • B. John W. Cahn
    John W. Cahn was an influential American materials scientist renowned for his pioneering work in phase transformations and the thermodynamics of materials.
  • C. David A. Weitz
    David A. Weitz is an American physicist known for his influential work in soft condensed matter physics, including colloids, emulsions, and microfluidics, and for his role as a professor at Harvard University.
  • D. Richard H. Landau
    Richard H. Landau was an American screenwriter known for his work on mid-20th-century crime and noir films as well as numerous television scripts.
  • E. Michael L. Coats
    Michael L. Coats is a former NASA astronaut and aerospace engineer who flew on three Space Shuttle missions and later served as director of the Johnson Space Center.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: David J. Srolovitz
Triple: [Acta Materialia Gold Medal, hasAwarded, David J. Srolovitz]
Generated description
David J. Srolovitz is a prominent materials scientist known for his pioneering theoretical and computational work on microstructure evolution and materials behavior.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: David J. Srolovitz
Target entity description: David J. Srolovitz is a prominent materials scientist known for his pioneering theoretical and computational work on microstructure evolution and materials behavior.
  • A. Nigel Goldenfeld
    Nigel Goldenfeld is a theoretical physicist known for his influential work in statistical physics, complex systems, and fluid dynamics.
  • B. John W. Cahn
    John W. Cahn was an influential American materials scientist renowned for his pioneering work in phase transformations and the thermodynamics of materials.
  • C. David A. Weitz
    David A. Weitz is an American physicist known for his influential work in soft condensed matter physics, including colloids, emulsions, and microfluidics, and for his role as a professor at Harvard University.
  • D. Richard H. Landau
    Richard H. Landau was an American screenwriter known for his work on mid-20th-century crime and noir films as well as numerous television scripts.
  • E. Michael L. Coats
    Michael L. Coats is a former NASA astronaut and aerospace engineer who flew on three Space Shuttle missions and later served as director of the Johnson Space Center.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69da6269614c8190bb40475d9d477358 completed April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e66d8d01648190b1b3a6e03f0258d8 completed April 20, 2026, 6:16 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0843e8cd9c8190853f116ed0e4662b completed May 16, 2026, 10:16 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0844d37fc48190a73ab9d45227e7eb completed May 16, 2026, 10:20 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a084554462081908a1b801fe1528fa0 completed May 16, 2026, 10:22 a.m.
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:37 p.m.