Ronald G. Larson
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Ronald G. Larson is an American chemical engineer and rheologist renowned for his influential research on the flow and deformation of complex fluids and polymers.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ronald G. Larson canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1557052 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ronald G. Larson Context triple: [Bingham Medal, notableRecipient, Ronald G. Larson]
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A.
James L. Lumley
James L. Lumley was a prominent American mechanical engineer and fluid dynamicist known for influential research in turbulence and contributions to the theoretical foundations of fluid mechanics.
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B.
Robert G. Heft
Robert G. Heft was an American designer best known for creating the 50-star version of the United States flag while still a high school student.
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C.
Kenneth C. Royall
Kenneth C. Royall was an American lawyer, military officer, and politician who served as the last U.S. Secretary of War before becoming the first Secretary of the Army.
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D.
Martin J. Hillenbrand
Martin J. Hillenbrand was an American career diplomat who held several key Cold War-era posts, including serving as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary and later to the Federal Republic of Germany.
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E.
Roy M. Anderson
Roy M. Anderson is a British epidemiologist and professor known for his influential work on the mathematical modeling of infectious diseases and public health 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: Ronald G. Larson Target entity description: Ronald G. Larson is an American chemical engineer and rheologist renowned for his influential research on the flow and deformation of complex fluids and polymers.
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A.
James L. Lumley
James L. Lumley was a prominent American mechanical engineer and fluid dynamicist known for influential research in turbulence and contributions to the theoretical foundations of fluid mechanics.
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B.
Robert G. Heft
Robert G. Heft was an American designer best known for creating the 50-star version of the United States flag while still a high school student.
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C.
Kenneth C. Royall
Kenneth C. Royall was an American lawyer, military officer, and politician who served as the last U.S. Secretary of War before becoming the first Secretary of the Army.
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D.
Martin J. Hillenbrand
Martin J. Hillenbrand was an American career diplomat who held several key Cold War-era posts, including serving as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary and later to the Federal Republic of Germany.
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E.
Roy M. Anderson
Roy M. Anderson is a British epidemiologist and professor known for his influential work on the mathematical modeling of infectious diseases and public health policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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chemical engineer ⓘ engineer ⓘ person ⓘ rheologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bingham Medal of the Society of Rheology
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Polymer Physics Prize of the American Physical Society ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Minnesota ⓘ |
| employer | University of Michigan ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | chemical engineering ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chemical engineering
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complex fluids ⓘ non-Newtonian fluid mechanics ⓘ polymer science ⓘ rheology ⓘ soft matter ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
research articles on complex fluids
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research articles on polymer rheology ⓘ “Constitutive Equations for Polymer Melts and Solutions” ⓘ “The Structure and Rheology of Complex Fluids” ⓘ |
| knownFor |
constitutive modeling of polymeric liquids
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molecular modeling of entangled polymers ⓘ research on flow and deformation of complex fluids ⓘ research on rheology of polymers ⓘ studies of block copolymers ⓘ studies of micellar solutions and wormlike micelles ⓘ studies of surfactant solutions ⓘ theoretical and computational rheology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
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American Physical Society ⓘ Society of Rheology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Constitutive Equations for Polymer Melts and Solutions
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The Structure and Rheology of Complex Fluids ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
former chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan
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professor of chemical engineering at the University of Michigan ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
entangled polymer melts
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micellar rheology ⓘ microstructural modeling of complex fluids ⓘ nonlinear viscoelasticity ⓘ polymer dynamics ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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linked to:
Ann Arbor
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