FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Figures, Tables, and Boxes -- Executive Summary -- 1 A Vision of Interdisciplinary Research -- 2 The Drivers of Interdisciplinary Research -- 3 Interdisciplinarity in Industrial and National Laboratories -- 4 The Academic Researcher and Interdisciplinary Research -- 5 How Academic Institutions Can Facilitate Interdisciplinary Research -- 6 How Funding Organizations Can Facilitate Interdisciplinary Research -- 7 The Role of Professional Societies -- 8 Evaluating Outcomes of Interdisciplinary Research and Teaching -- 9 Toward New Interdisciplinary Structures -- 10 Findings and Recommendations -- Appendixes -- A Biographical Information on Members and Staff of Committee on Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research -- B Charge to the Committee -- C Convocation Program and Speakers Biographies -- D From Interdiscipline to Discipline -- E Survey of Institutions and Individuals Conducting Interdisciplinary Research -- F Committee Interviews with Administrators, Scholars, and Center Directors -- G Focus Groups on Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research -- H Bibliography.