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

技术描述：这个美国-尼日利亚合作研究项目涉及印第安纳大学和伊巴丹大学，尼日利亚从事中白垩世黑色页岩的地球化学和稳定同位素研究。项目资金将允许一名来自尼日利亚的高素质研究人员在印第安纳大学丽莎·M·普拉特博士的实验室里度过更长的一段时间。这项合作研究将调查尼日利亚东南部贝努海槽的白垩纪中期黑色页岩。这项研究的预计结果之一将是尼日利亚黑色页岩的战略框架，该框架可以与北美和欧洲的标准阶段相关联。这个地球化学项目通过使美国和尼日利亚的顶尖专家能够将互补的人才结合在一起，并在彼此感兴趣和有能力的领域汇集研究资源，实现了促进科学知识的计划目标。

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.