MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley
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The MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley is an endowed faculty chair in the University of California, Berkeley’s physics department, held by theoretical physicist Hitoshi Murayama.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1693088 — 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: MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley Context triple: [Hitoshi Murayama, positionHeld, MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley]
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Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT
The Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, named in honor of theoretical physicist Herman Feshbach and held by leading researchers in the field.
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Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
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Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics, MIT
The Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, held by distinguished physicists recognized for their significant contributions to the field.
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Institute Professor at MIT
Institute Professor at MIT is the highest faculty rank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reserved for a small number of exceptionally distinguished scholars recognized for outstanding contributions to their fields.
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Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an academic position held by faculty members who teach, conduct research, and contribute to scholarship at the renowned science and engineering-focused university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley Target entity description: The MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley is an endowed faculty chair in the University of California, Berkeley’s physics department, held by theoretical physicist Hitoshi Murayama.
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Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT
The Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, named in honor of theoretical physicist Herman Feshbach and held by leading researchers in the field.
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B.
Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
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Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics, MIT
The Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, held by distinguished physicists recognized for their significant contributions to the field.
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Institute Professor at MIT
Institute Professor at MIT is the highest faculty rank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reserved for a small number of exceptionally distinguished scholars recognized for outstanding contributions to their fields.
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Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an academic position held by faculty members who teach, conduct research, and contribute to scholarship at the renowned science and engineering-focused university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Subject: MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley Description of subject: The MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley is an endowed faculty chair in the University of California, Berkeley’s physics department, held by theoretical physicist Hitoshi Murayama.
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