Department of Materials Science and Engineering (University of Michigan)
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The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan is an academic department focused on research and education in the properties, design, and applications of materials for engineering and technology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Department of Materials Science and Engineering (University of Michigan) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2915206 — 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: Department of Materials Science and Engineering (University of Michigan) Context triple: [College of Engineering (University of Michigan), hasUnit, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (University of Michigan)]
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Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Carnegie Mellon University)
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University is an academic unit specializing in the study, research, and education of materials and their applications in engineering and technology.
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Department of Materials Science and Engineering
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering is an academic unit focused on studying and developing materials and their properties for engineering and technological applications.
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C.
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UC Berkeley
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UC Berkeley is a leading academic department focused on the study, design, and engineering of materials for advanced technologies and scientific innovation.
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D.
School of Materials Science and Engineering
The School of Materials Science and Engineering is an academic unit of South China University of Technology specializing in education and research on advanced materials and their applications.
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School of Materials Science and Engineering
The School of Materials Science and Engineering is an academic unit at Huazhong University of Science and Technology specializing in education and research on the properties, design, and applications of advanced materials.
- 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: Department of Materials Science and Engineering (University of Michigan) Target entity description: The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan is an academic department focused on research and education in the properties, design, and applications of materials for engineering and technology.
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Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Carnegie Mellon University)
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University is an academic unit specializing in the study, research, and education of materials and their applications in engineering and technology.
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B.
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering is an academic unit focused on studying and developing materials and their properties for engineering and technological applications.
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C.
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UC Berkeley
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UC Berkeley is a leading academic department focused on the study, design, and engineering of materials for advanced technologies and scientific innovation.
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D.
School of Materials Science and Engineering
The School of Materials Science and Engineering is an academic unit of South China University of Technology specializing in education and research on advanced materials and their applications.
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E.
School of Materials Science and Engineering
The School of Materials Science and Engineering is an academic unit at Huazhong University of Science and Technology specializing in education and research on the properties, design, and applications of advanced materials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
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university department ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | University of Michigan ⓘ |
| campus |
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
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linked to:
University of Michigan
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| collaboratesWith |
industry partners in materials and manufacturing
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national laboratories in the United States ⓘ other departments in the University of Michigan College of Engineering ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| employerOf | materials science faculty at the University of Michigan ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
biomaterials
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ceramics ⓘ computational materials science ⓘ electronic materials ⓘ materials engineering ⓘ materials science ⓘ metallurgy ⓘ nanomaterials ⓘ polymers ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
applications of materials in engineering and technology
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design of materials ⓘ properties of materials ⓘ |
| governedBy | Regents of the University of Michigan ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://mse.engin.umich.edu/ ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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linked to:
Ann Arbor
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| mission |
education in materials science and engineering
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research in materials science and engineering ⓘ |
| offersDegreeLevel |
bachelor's degree
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doctoral degree ⓘ master's degree ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering
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Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering ⓘ Master of Science in Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering ⓘ undergraduate program in materials science and engineering ⓘ |
| partOf | University of Michigan College of Engineering ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
additive manufacturing of materials
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biomaterials and biomedical applications ⓘ computational materials design ⓘ corrosion and degradation of materials ⓘ design of advanced materials ⓘ energy-related materials ⓘ materials for electronics and photonics ⓘ mechanical behavior of materials ⓘ nanotechnology ⓘ structure–property relationships of materials ⓘ sustainable materials ⓘ |
| typeOfInstitution | public university department ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
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: Department of Materials Science and Engineering (University of Michigan) Description of subject: The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan is an academic department focused on research and education in the properties, design, and applications of materials for engineering and technology.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
College of Engineering (University of Michigan)
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hasUnit
→
Department of Materials Science and Engineering (University of Michigan)
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subject linked to:
College of Engineering