Materials Research Society Medal
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The Materials Research Society Medal is a prestigious annual award recognizing exceptional advances and leadership in materials science and engineering.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Materials Research Society Medal canonical | 2 |
| President’s Medal of the Materials Research Society | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5329506 — 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: Materials Research Society Medal Context triple: [Phaedon Avouris, awardReceived, Materials Research Society Medal]
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A.
Acta Materialia Gold Medal
The Acta Materialia Gold Medal is a prestigious international award recognizing outstanding contributions and leadership in the field of materials science and engineering.
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B.
James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials
The James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials is an American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding achievements in the discovery and characterization of new materials.
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C.
Francis P. Garvan–John M. Olin Medal
The Francis P. Garvan–John M. Olin Medal is an American Chemical Society award that honors distinguished service and exceptional contributions by women chemists.
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D.
Wilhelm Exner Medal
The Wilhelm Exner Medal is a prestigious Austrian award honoring scientists and inventors whose research has had significant practical impact on industry and the economy.
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E.
SES William Prager Medal
The SES William Prager Medal is a prestigious award in solid mechanics presented by the Society of Engineering Science to honor outstanding contributions to the field.
- 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: Materials Research Society Medal Target entity description: The Materials Research Society Medal is a prestigious annual award recognizing exceptional advances and leadership in materials science and engineering.
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A.
Acta Materialia Gold Medal
The Acta Materialia Gold Medal is a prestigious international award recognizing outstanding contributions and leadership in the field of materials science and engineering.
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B.
James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials
The James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials is an American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding achievements in the discovery and characterization of new materials.
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C.
Francis P. Garvan–John M. Olin Medal
The Francis P. Garvan–John M. Olin Medal is an American Chemical Society award that honors distinguished service and exceptional contributions by women chemists.
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D.
Wilhelm Exner Medal
The Wilhelm Exner Medal is a prestigious Austrian award honoring scientists and inventors whose research has had significant practical impact on industry and the economy.
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E.
SES William Prager Medal
The SES William Prager Medal is a prestigious award in solid mechanics presented by the Society of Engineering Science to honor outstanding contributions to the field.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual award
ⓘ
science and engineering award ⓘ |
| awardCategory | materials research ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
innovative materials research with significant impact
ⓘ
leadership in the materials research community ⓘ sustained and distinguished contributions to materials research ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| eligibility | researchers in materials science and engineering ⓘ |
| field |
materials engineering
ⓘ
materials science ⓘ |
| fieldOfRecognition |
applied materials research
ⓘ
fundamental materials research ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasAwardingBody | Materials Research Society ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
citation
ⓘ
honorarium ⓘ medal ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.mrs.org/medal-award ⓘ |
| inception | 1990 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Materials Research Society ⓘ |
| notableFor | prestige in the materials research community ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Materials Research Society ⓘ |
| purpose |
to recognize exceptional advances in materials research
ⓘ
to recognize leadership in materials science and engineering ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | peer review by MRS committees ⓘ |
| shortName | MRS Medal ⓘ |
| sponsor | Materials Research Society ⓘ |
| typicalAwardEvent | MRS Fall Meeting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Materials Research Society Medal Description of subject: The Materials Research Society Medal is a prestigious annual award recognizing exceptional advances and leadership in materials science and engineering.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Materials Research Society Medal