Researcher

Peter Clark

Peter Clark researches language-based question answering with collaborators, including the Aristo science question-answering project. Clark and thirteen coauthors released an overview of Aristo in September 2019. The paper studies language-based methods for science questions and reports the project’s progress on New York Regents exams. The shared study reports scores above 90 percent on Grade 8 non-diagram multiple-choice science questions and above 83 percent on the corresponding Grade 12 questions.

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Timeline

  1. 2019

    Aristo project overview

    Clark and thirteen coauthors released an overview of Aristo in September 2019. The paper studies language-based methods for science questions and reports the project’s progress on New York Regents exams.

  2. 2025

    Research recognition

    ACL elected Peter Clark as a Fellow in 2025.

  3. As of October 2026

    A bounded science exam result

    The shared study reports scores above 90 percent on Grade 8 non-diagram multiple-choice science questions and above 83 percent on the corresponding Grade 12 questions.

Sources and credits

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  1. [1909.01958] From 'F' to 'A' on the N.Y. Regents Science Exams: An Overview of the Aristo Project arxiv.org. Checked 13 October 2026.
  2. ACL Fellows — 2025 — Peter Clark aclweb.org. Checked 13 October 2026.