U.S.-Nigeria Cooperative Study of Cretaceous Black Shales in Benue Trough Nigeria, (Science in Developing Countries)

技术叙述： 这个美国-尼日利亚合作研究项目， 印第安纳州大学和伊巴丹大学，尼日利亚伊巴丹 是在地球化学和稳定同位素研究领域的中期， 白垩纪黑色页岩。项目资金将使一个高度 来自尼日利亚的合格研究员， 在丽莎博士的实验室里的时间。普拉特在印第安纳州 大学 合作研究将调查中期- 东南部贝努埃海槽的白垩纪黑色页岩 尼日利亚。 这项研究的预计成果之一将是 尼日利亚黑色页岩的战略框架， 与标准的北美和欧洲阶段相关。 这个地球化学项目实现了以下计划目标： 促进科学知识的发展， 美国和尼日利亚将联合收割机互补的人才和 在共同感兴趣的领域集中研究资源， 能力。

Technical Narrative: This U.S.-Nigeria collaborative research project involving Indiana University and the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria is in the area of geochemical and stable isotopic studies of mid- Cretaceous black shales. Project funding will allow a highly qualified researcher from Nigeria to spend an extended period of time in the laboratory of Dr. Lisa M. Pratt at Indiana University. The collaborative research will investigate mid- Cretaceous black shales from the Benue trough in southeastern Nigeria. One of the projected outcomes of the study will be a strategic framework for the Nigerian black shales that can be correlated with standard North American and European stages. This project in geochemistry fulfills the program objective of advancing scientific knowledge by enabling leading experts in the United States and Nigeria to combine complementary talents and pool research resources in areas of strong mutual interest and competence.