Office of Science
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The Office of Science is the U.S. Department of Energy’s primary scientific research arm, funding and managing fundamental research and national laboratories in fields such as physics, energy, and environmental science.
All labels observed (14)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T106641 — 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: Office of Science Context triple: [U.S. Department of Energy, oversees, Office of Science]
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A.
Office of Research and Technology Applications
The Office of Research and Technology Applications is a federal laboratory office responsible for promoting the transfer and commercialization of government-developed technologies to the private sector and broader public.
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Directorate of Science and Technology
The Directorate of Science and Technology is the branch of the CIA responsible for developing and applying advanced technologies to support U.S. intelligence collection and analysis.
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C.
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency that funds and promotes fundamental research and education in all non-medical fields of science and engineering.
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D.
Science and Technology Centers
Science and Technology Centers are large, interdisciplinary research hubs that bring together scientists, engineers, and institutions to tackle complex scientific and technological challenges with broad societal impact.
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E.
Office of Research and Development
The Office of Research and Development is a specialized unit focused on planning, funding, and overseeing scientific and technological research initiatives within its parent organization.
- 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: Office of Science Target entity description: The Office of Science is the U.S. Department of Energy’s primary scientific research arm, funding and managing fundamental research and national laboratories in fields such as physics, energy, and environmental science.
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A.
Office of Research and Technology Applications
The Office of Research and Technology Applications is a federal laboratory office responsible for promoting the transfer and commercialization of government-developed technologies to the private sector and broader public.
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B.
Directorate of Science and Technology
The Directorate of Science and Technology is the branch of the CIA responsible for developing and applying advanced technologies to support U.S. intelligence collection and analysis.
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C.
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency that funds and promotes fundamental research and education in all non-medical fields of science and engineering.
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Science and Technology Centers
Science and Technology Centers are large, interdisciplinary research hubs that bring together scientists, engineers, and institutions to tackle complex scientific and technological challenges with broad societal impact.
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E.
Office of Research and Development
The Office of Research and Development is a specialized unit focused on planning, funding, and overseeing scientific and technological research initiatives within its parent organization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of the United States Department of Energy
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government agency ⓘ science funding agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
DOE Office of Science
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linked to:
Office of Science
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| activity |
funding basic research in the physical sciences
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management of large-scale scientific facilities ⓘ operation and stewardship of national user facilities ⓘ support of laboratory-based research ⓘ support of university-based research ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| employerType | federal agency ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
advanced scientific computing research
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basic energy sciences ⓘ biological and environmental research ⓘ climate and environmental science ⓘ computational science ⓘ energy science ⓘ fusion energy sciences ⓘ high energy physics ⓘ materials science ⓘ nanoscience ⓘ nuclear physics ⓘ plasma physics ⓘ scientific research funding ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
environmental systems
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fundamental research ⓘ long-term scientific challenges in energy ⓘ scientific computing ⓘ |
| funds |
laboratory research projects
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large-scale scientific facilities ⓘ university research projects in the United States ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the United States ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
United States Department of Energy
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linked to:
U.S. Department of Energy
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| jurisdiction |
Federal government of the United States
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linked to:
United States government
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| mission |
to manage and support U.S. national laboratories
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to support fundamental scientific research for energy and national needs ⓘ |
| notableProgram |
Advanced Scientific Computing Research program
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Basic Energy Sciences program ⓘ Biological and Environmental Research program ⓘ Fusion Energy Sciences program ⓘ High Energy Physics program ⓘ Nuclear Physics program ⓘ |
| oversees |
DOE Office of Science user facilities
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linked to:
Office of Science
United States national laboratories ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
United States Department of Energy
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linked to:
U.S. Department of Energy
|
| partOf | DOE science and energy programs ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
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: Office of Science Description of subject: The Office of Science is the U.S. Department of Energy’s primary scientific research arm, funding and managing fundamental research and national laboratories in fields such as physics, energy, and environmental science.
Referenced by (80)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States Secretary of Energy
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hasJurisdictionOver
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Office of Science (U.S. Department of Energy)
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linked to: Office of Science
Department of Energy Organization Act
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createdOffice
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Office of Energy Research (predecessor to Office of Science)
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linked to: Office of Science
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
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partOf
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United States Department of Energy Office of Science
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linked to: Office of Science
linked to: Office of Science
linked to: Office of Science
linked to: Office of Science
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
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partOf
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United States Department of Energy Office of Science
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linked to: Office of Science
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
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fundedBy
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United States Department of Energy Office of Science
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linked to: Office of Science
Brookhaven National Laboratory
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fundingAgency
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Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy
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linked to: Office of Science
linked to: Office of Science
linked to: Office of Science
linked to: Office of Science
National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center
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fundedBy
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U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science
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linked to: Office of Science
linked to: Office of Science
linked to: Office of Science
linked to: Office of Science
linked to: Office of Science
linked to: Office of Science
linked to: Office of Science
Materials Engineering Research Facility
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governedBy
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U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science
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linked to: Office of Science
Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility
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governingBody
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U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science
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linked to: Office of Science
linked to: Office of Science
linked to: Office of Science
linked to: Office of Science
linked to: Office of Science
Jefferson Science Associates, LLC
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operatesFacilityFor
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Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy
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linked to: Office of Science
Brookhaven Science Associates
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operatesForProgram
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United States Department of Energy Office of Science
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linked to: Office of Science
linked to: Office of Science
linked to: Office of Science
linked to: Office of Science
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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parentAgency
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Office of Science (United States Department of Energy)
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linked to: Office of Science
linked to: Office of Science
linked to: Office of Science
linked to: Office of Science
linked to: Office of Science
linked to: Office of Science