On April 25, at the joint invitation of Prof. Li Jianping, Dean of the Academy of Future Ocean, and Prof. Xu Bochao, a Ph.D. supervisor of the Academy of Future Ocean, Prof. William C. Burnett from Florida State University and Prof. Henrietta Dulai from University of Hawaii respectively delivered an academic lecture titled “²¹⁰Pb: Distribution, Measurement and Geochronology” and “Coastal Geochemistry – on the Receiving End of Land-Derived Chemical Fluxes” at Future Ocean Forum. The lecture was hosted by Prof. Xu Bochao, and was attended by over 21,000 participants, including students from the AFO.