Umesh V. Waghmare
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Umesh V. Waghmare is an Indian computational physicist and materials scientist known for his pioneering work in first-principles modeling of materials and their properties.
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| Umesh V. Waghmare canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Umesh V. Waghmare Context triple: [Infosys Prize in Engineering and Computer Science, notableRecipient, Umesh V. Waghmare]
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Dinkar G. Kelkar
Dinkar G. Kelkar was an Indian art collector and scholar best known for assembling the extensive collection of traditional Indian artifacts that formed the basis of the Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum in Pune.
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V. S. Khandekar
V. S. Khandekar was a prominent 20th-century Indian writer best known for his influential Marathi novels and short stories, including the Jnanpith Award-winning novel "Yayati."
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C.
Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni
Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni is an acclaimed Indian filmmaker known for his critically lauded and genre-defining work in contemporary Marathi cinema.
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Chandrakant Kulkarni
Chandrakant Kulkarni is a prominent Indian director, actor, and producer known for his influential work in Marathi theatre and cinema.
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E.
Ganesh Bhikaji Deolalikar
Ganesh Bhikaji Deolalikar was an Indian architect best known for designing the iconic Supreme Court of India building in New Delhi.
- 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: Umesh V. Waghmare Target entity description: Umesh V. Waghmare is an Indian computational physicist and materials scientist known for his pioneering work in first-principles modeling of materials and their properties.
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A.
Dinkar G. Kelkar
Dinkar G. Kelkar was an Indian art collector and scholar best known for assembling the extensive collection of traditional Indian artifacts that formed the basis of the Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum in Pune.
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B.
V. S. Khandekar
V. S. Khandekar was a prominent 20th-century Indian writer best known for his influential Marathi novels and short stories, including the Jnanpith Award-winning novel "Yayati."
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C.
Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni
Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni is an acclaimed Indian filmmaker known for his critically lauded and genre-defining work in contemporary Marathi cinema.
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D.
Chandrakant Kulkarni
Chandrakant Kulkarni is a prominent Indian director, actor, and producer known for his influential work in Marathi theatre and cinema.
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E.
Ganesh Bhikaji Deolalikar
Ganesh Bhikaji Deolalikar was an Indian architect best known for designing the iconic Supreme Court of India building in New Delhi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
computational physicist
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materials scientist ⓘ person ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences
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Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences ⓘ Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy ⓘ Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
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Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computational physics
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condensed matter physics ⓘ density functional theory ⓘ electronic structure of materials ⓘ ferroelectric materials ⓘ first-principles modeling ⓘ functional materials ⓘ materials modeling ⓘ materials science ⓘ multiferroics ⓘ nanomaterials ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | PhD in physics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
computational design of functional materials
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first-principles modeling of materials ⓘ theoretical studies of ferroelectrics ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Hindi ⓘ |
| memberOf | Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research faculty ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Marathi ⓘ |
| notableWork |
computational investigations of multiferroic oxides
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first-principles studies of ferroelectric phase transitions ⓘ theoretical modeling of properties of nanostructured materials ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
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scientist ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
computational materials design
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electromechanical coupling in solids ⓘ phase transitions in functional materials ⓘ structure–property relationships in materials ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Bengaluru
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India ⓘ Karnataka ⓘ |
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Instruction
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