Loomis Laboratory of Physics
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Loomis Laboratory of Physics is a major academic and research facility at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign that houses the university’s physics programs and laboratories.
All labels observed (1)
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| Loomis Laboratory of Physics canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9260255 — 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: Loomis Laboratory of Physics Context triple: [Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, hasBuilding, Loomis Laboratory of Physics]
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A.
Sloane Physics Laboratory
Sloane Physics Laboratory is a major academic building at Yale University that houses its physics department’s research and teaching facilities.
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B.
Mason Laboratory
Mason Laboratory is an academic building at Yale University that houses facilities for the School of Engineering & Applied Science.
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C.
Loomis Laboratory
Loomis Laboratory is a renowned private research facility in Tuxedo Park historically associated with advanced scientific experimentation and innovation.
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D.
Lewis Laboratory
Lewis Laboratory is a NASA research facility historically focused on aeronautics and rocket propulsion, now part of the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
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E.
J. W. Gibbs Laboratory
J. W. Gibbs Laboratory is a Yale University science facility named after the influential physicist and chemist Josiah Willard Gibbs.
- 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: Loomis Laboratory of Physics Target entity description: Loomis Laboratory of Physics is a major academic and research facility at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign that houses the university’s physics programs and laboratories.
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A.
Sloane Physics Laboratory
Sloane Physics Laboratory is a major academic building at Yale University that houses its physics department’s research and teaching facilities.
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B.
Mason Laboratory
Mason Laboratory is an academic building at Yale University that houses facilities for the School of Engineering & Applied Science.
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C.
Loomis Laboratory
Loomis Laboratory is a renowned private research facility in Tuxedo Park historically associated with advanced scientific experimentation and innovation.
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D.
Lewis Laboratory
Lewis Laboratory is a NASA research facility historically focused on aeronautics and rocket propulsion, now part of the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
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E.
J. W. Gibbs Laboratory
J. W. Gibbs Laboratory is a Yale University science facility named after the influential physicist and chemist Josiah Willard Gibbs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic building
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physics laboratory building ⓘ research facility ⓘ |
| affiliation |
College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
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University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Department of Physics ⓘ |
| campus |
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign campus
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linked to:
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
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| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| discipline | physics ⓘ |
| fieldOfResearch |
astrophysics
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atomic, molecular, and optical physics ⓘ condensed matter physics ⓘ high energy physics ⓘ nuclear physics ⓘ physics ⓘ quantum information science ⓘ |
| hasAcademicProgram |
graduate physics program
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undergraduate physics program ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
auditorium
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computational physics facilities ⓘ conference rooms ⓘ electronics shop ⓘ experimental physics laboratories ⓘ faculty offices ⓘ machine shop ⓘ student computing labs ⓘ |
| hosts |
physics colloquia
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public physics lectures ⓘ research seminars ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
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Urbana, Illinois ⓘ
linked to:
Urbana, Illinois, United States
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| name | Loomis Laboratory of Physics ⓘ |
| operatedBy | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Department of Physics ⓘ |
| ownedBy | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ |
| partOf | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| shortName |
Loomis Lab
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linked to:
Loomis Laboratory
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| significance |
major center for physics research at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
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primary home of the university’s physics programs ⓘ |
| use |
classrooms
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lecture halls ⓘ office space for physics faculty ⓘ physics education ⓘ physics research ⓘ research laboratories ⓘ student study areas ⓘ teaching laboratories ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Loomis Laboratory of Physics Description of subject: Loomis Laboratory of Physics is a major academic and research facility at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign that houses the university’s physics programs and laboratories.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
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hasBuilding
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Loomis Laboratory of Physics
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