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Definitions:
Multi- (or pluri-) and interdisciplinary research are often used interchangeably, but originally they referred to different approaches. When experts from different fields work together on a common subject within the boundaries of their own discipline, they are said to adopt a multidisciplinary approach. However, if they stick to these boundaries they may reach a point where the project cannot progress any further. They will then have to bring themselves to the fringes of their own fields to form new concepts and ideas--and create a whole new, interdisciplinary field. A trans-disciplinary team is an interdisciplinary team whose members have developed sufficient trust and mutual confidence to transcend disciplinary boundaries and adopt a more holistic approach.
Source: (http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2002/12/30/3)
Interactive Faculty database for finding research partners
The Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) can play a part in encouraging intra-institutional multidisciplinary projects at their institution. The office can act as a facilitator to bring together researchers from different disciplines on campus. The OSP office can help link up researchers with potential collaborators on campus. A pre-proposal planning meeting in response to a specific RFP can be held. A meeting where faculty from various departments discuss their research can be sponsored by the OSP office. Internal research centers that are multidisciplinary in nature can be formed to facilitate multidisciplinary research and give it a higher profile. Various incentives can be provided to encourage multidisciplinary projects.
The NIH Roadmap describes research teams of the future.
http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/researchteams/index.asp
Original Contributor:
Donna Lee, RAND Corporation - dlee@rand.org
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