PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS:
- IGCP N 343 “Stratigraphic correlation of Peri-Tethyan epicratonic basins”;
- IGCP N 362 “Tethyan and Boreal Cretaceous”;
- Project N 72/95: “Mesozoic Stratigraphy correlations on the Moesian Platform: Mesozoic basic biostratigraphical fossils; marine and tectonics events; calibration between several groups and correlation between platform and pelagic deposits”. Leaders: Prof. DSc. Tchoumatchenco and Prof. Dr. J. Thierry;
- Project N 153/97: “Peri-Tethyan Triassic development in the south margin (Moesian Platform, Fore Balkan) of the Eurasian Plate in Bulgaria”. Leaders: Prof. DSc. K. Budurov and Prof. Dr. M. Gaetani;
- Project N 34/2000: “Correlation of the Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous carbonate platform buildings from Western Bulgaria and Southern Poland (stratigraphy, palaeontology and sedimentology)”. Leaders: Prof. DSc. P. Tchoumatchenco and Prof. Dr. E. Roniewicz;
- EU - project Paleostudies (2003, Contract No. HPRI-CT-2001-00124): “Integrated stratigraphy of the Toarcian in one key section in the Ponor-Gradets Lower Jurassic Strip (Western Balkan Mts., Bulgaria): sedimentologic and taphonomic analysis and palaeoenvironmental implications”. Leader: Dr. L. Metodiev;
- IGCP N 467 “Triassic time and trans-Panthalassan correlations”.
- EU - project Paleostudies (2004, Contract No. HPRI-CT-2001-00124): “Geochemistry of the Upper Pliensbachian - Lower Bajocian transition in two marl-limestone rhythmic successions from the Western Balkan Mts, Bulgaria - chemostratigraphy and palaeoenvironmental evolution”, Leader: Dr. L. Metodiev;
- Project BAN - PAN (2003-2005): “Integrated palaeontological, stratigraphical and sedimentological study of the Upper Jurassic - Lower Cretaceous carbonate platforms from Western Bulgaria and Southern Poland”. Leaders: Dr. D. Ivanova and Prof. Dr. E. Roniewicz.
PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL PROJECTS:
- Project NZ 515/95: “Cretaceous system boundaries in Bulgaria and their event predestination”. Leader: Dr. K.Stoykova;
- Project NZ 1005/00: “Ammonite stratigraphy of the Toarcian and Aalenian in the Stara Planina Mts and Fore Balkan and correlation with the ammonite zonal standard in the NW Europe”. Leader: Prof. DSc. I. Sapunov.
- Project NZ 1310/03: “Stratigraphy of the Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic turbidites in east Balkan”. Leader: Prof. DSc. P. Tchoumatchenco.
- Project NZ 1501/05: Project NZ 1501/05: “ Microfacies analysis of the Devonian and Lower Carboniferous rocks in some bore holes in Northern Bulgaria for the aims of the paleogeography and oil, gas and geothermal waters prognosis. Correlation with the Paleozoic from the Romanian part of the Moesian tarrane and the terranes in NW Turkey”. Leader: Prof. S. Yanev.
- Project NZ 1516/05: “Integrated biostratigraphy, T/R cycles and biodiversity dynamics in Oxfordian - Valanginian carbonate sequences in the Balkanides”. Leader: Dr. D. Ivanova.
Last update: 2 October 20013