Eric W. Kaler
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Eric W. Kaler is an American chemical engineer and academic leader who has served as president of multiple major research universities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eric W. Kaler canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1994578 — 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: Eric W. Kaler Context triple: [Case Western Reserve University, president, Eric W. Kaler]
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A.
Steven Soter
Steven Soter is an American astrophysicist and science writer best known for co-writing the landmark television series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" with Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan.
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B.
Norman Spinrad
Norman Spinrad is an American science fiction author known for his provocative, politically charged novels and short stories, including "Bug Jack Barron" and "The Iron Dream."
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C.
Dorion Sagan
Dorion Sagan is an American science writer and essayist known for his works on evolution, ecology, and complexity, and for coauthoring influential books with his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
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D.
Stanley Corrsin
Stanley Corrsin was a prominent American fluid dynamicist renowned for his pioneering contributions to the study of turbulence and mixing in fluid flows.
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E.
Bruce T. Draine
Bruce T. Draine is an American astrophysicist renowned for his influential work on interstellar dust and the interstellar medium.
- 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: Eric W. Kaler Target entity description: Eric W. Kaler is an American chemical engineer and academic leader who has served as president of multiple major research universities.
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A.
Steven Soter
Steven Soter is an American astrophysicist and science writer best known for co-writing the landmark television series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" with Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan.
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B.
Norman Spinrad
Norman Spinrad is an American science fiction author known for his provocative, politically charged novels and short stories, including "Bug Jack Barron" and "The Iron Dream."
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C.
Dorion Sagan
Dorion Sagan is an American science writer and essayist known for his works on evolution, ecology, and complexity, and for coauthoring influential books with his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
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D.
Stanley Corrsin
Stanley Corrsin was a prominent American fluid dynamicist renowned for his pioneering contributions to the study of turbulence and mixing in fluid flows.
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E.
Bruce T. Draine
Bruce T. Draine is an American astrophysicist renowned for his influential work on interstellar dust and the interstellar medium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic administrator
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chemical engineer ⓘ human ⓘ university president ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering
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PhD in chemical engineering ⓘ |
| awardReceived | membership in the National Academy of Engineering ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1956 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
California Institute of Technology
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University of Minnesota ⓘ |
| employer |
Case Western Reserve University
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Stony Brook University ⓘ University of Delaware ⓘ University of Minnesota ⓘ |
| familyName | Kaler ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chemical engineering
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colloids ⓘ complex fluids ⓘ surfactant systems ⓘ |
| givenName | Eric ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Chemical Society
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American Institute of Chemical Engineers ⓘ National Academy of Engineering ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableRole |
leader of a major private research university
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leader of a major public research university ⓘ |
| notableWork |
research on complex fluid mixtures
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research on surfactant phase behavior ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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chemical engineer ⓘ university president ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Delaware
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president of Case Western Reserve University ⓘ president of the University of Minnesota ⓘ provost of Stony Brook University ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cleveland
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Minneapolis ⓘ Newark, Delaware ⓘ Stony Brook ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eric W. Kaler Description of subject: Eric W. Kaler is an American chemical engineer and academic leader who has served as president of multiple major research universities.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.