Jens Nørskov
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Jens Nørskov is a Danish physicist and chemist renowned for his pioneering work in theoretical catalysis and surface science.
All labels observed (1)
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| Jens Nørskov canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3045331 — 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: Jens Nørskov Context triple: [Niels Bohr Institute, notableStaff, Jens Nørskov]
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A.
Anders Sandøe Ørsted
Anders Sandøe Ørsted was a prominent Danish jurist, politician, and prime minister known for his influential role in 19th-century Danish legal and political reforms.
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B.
Michael Grätzel
Michael Grätzel is a Swiss chemist best known for inventing dye-sensitized solar cells, a breakthrough in low-cost, efficient solar energy technology.
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C.
Chad A. Mirkin
Chad A. Mirkin is an American chemist and nanoscientist renowned for pioneering work in nanoparticle-based biodiagnostics and materials, including the development of spherical nucleic acids and dip-pen nanolithography.
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D.
Fraser Stoddart
Fraser Stoddart is a Scottish-born chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in the design and synthesis of mechanically interlocked molecular architectures such as rotaxanes and catenanes.
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E.
David W. C. MacMillan
David W. C. MacMillan is a Scottish-born chemist renowned for pioneering organocatalysis, work that earned him the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
- 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: Jens Nørskov Target entity description: Jens Nørskov is a Danish physicist and chemist renowned for his pioneering work in theoretical catalysis and surface science.
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A.
Anders Sandøe Ørsted
Anders Sandøe Ørsted was a prominent Danish jurist, politician, and prime minister known for his influential role in 19th-century Danish legal and political reforms.
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B.
Michael Grätzel
Michael Grätzel is a Swiss chemist best known for inventing dye-sensitized solar cells, a breakthrough in low-cost, efficient solar energy technology.
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C.
Chad A. Mirkin
Chad A. Mirkin is an American chemist and nanoscientist renowned for pioneering work in nanoparticle-based biodiagnostics and materials, including the development of spherical nucleic acids and dip-pen nanolithography.
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D.
Fraser Stoddart
Fraser Stoddart is a Scottish-born chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in the design and synthesis of mechanically interlocked molecular architectures such as rotaxanes and catenanes.
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E.
David W. C. MacMillan
David W. C. MacMillan is a Scottish-born chemist renowned for pioneering organocatalysis, work that earned him the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic
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chemist ⓘ person ⓘ physicist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Danish Chemical Society awards
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Gabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis ⓘ Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics ⓘ
linked to:
Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics
Michel Boudart Award for the Advancement of Catalysis ⓘ Niels Bohr International Gold Medal ⓘ |
| citizenship | Denmark ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Technical University of Denmark ⓘ |
| employer |
Center for Atomic-scale Materials Design
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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory ⓘ Stanford University ⓘ Technical University of Denmark ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computational chemistry
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electrocatalysis ⓘ heterogeneous catalysis ⓘ materials science ⓘ nanoscience ⓘ surface science ⓘ theoretical catalysis ⓘ |
| hasAcademicRank | full professor ⓘ |
| hasPublicationType |
book chapter
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review article ⓘ scientific article ⓘ |
| knownFor |
linking electronic structure to catalytic activity
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using density functional theory in catalysis design ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Danish
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English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Engineering of the United States ⓘ
linked to:
National Academy of Engineering
Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters ⓘ |
| nationality | Danish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
computational design of catalysts
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development of scaling relations in catalysis ⓘ pioneering work in surface science ⓘ pioneering work in theoretical catalysis ⓘ work on electrocatalysts for energy conversion ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of Center for Atomic-scale Materials Design
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director of SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis ⓘ professor at Stanford University ⓘ professor at Technical University of Denmark ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
CO2 reduction
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catalyst design ⓘ energy conversion ⓘ hydrogen evolution reaction ⓘ oxygen reduction reaction ⓘ sustainable chemistry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Jens Nørskov Description of subject: Jens Nørskov is a Danish physicist and chemist renowned for his pioneering work in theoretical catalysis and surface science.
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