物理海洋实验室启动创新试点工程。吴立新接任物理海洋实验室主任，实验室组建了新的管理队伍，成立室务委员会，选举产生第三届学术委员会，苏纪兰院士为学术委员会主任。

With the support of the Ocean University of China, POL initiated the innovation project as the experimental unit of the university’s lab systems. Pro. Wu Lixin held the post of the director. The laboratory established new round of Academic Committe with Pro. Su Jilan, the academician of CAS, as the director and set up the administrative council.

中国海洋大学物理海洋学创新研究群体获得国家自然科学基金委员会创新研究群体资助。

The innovation research group of physical oceanography was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China.

管长龙接任物理海洋实验室主任，美国Woods Hool海洋研究所黄瑞新教授任学术委员会主任委员。

Pro. Guan Changlong took over the directorship. Pro. Huang Ruixin from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,the USA was the director of the Academic Commettee.

物理海洋实验室被首批确认为教育部重点实验室，孙孚任实验室主任。

   POL was listed in the first batch of laboratories promoted to be the Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, with Pro. Sun Fu as the director.

物理海洋实验室被批准为经国家教委开放研究实验室。

POL was approved as the open research laboratory  by the State Education Commission.

物理海洋实验室成立，实验大楼竣工验收。

Physical Oceanography Laboratory was founded with the completion of the experimental building.

全国高等学校院系调整，厦门大学海洋系部分教师和学生调入山东大学，与海洋研究所合并，成立山东大学海洋学系，赫崇本任系主任，设物理海洋学专业。

The department of marine sciences was established with the major of physical oceanography, on the base of the Institute of Oceanology and the join of some faculties and students from Xiamen University. Pro. Hao Chongben held the post of the director.

国立山东大学（1932年更名）成立海洋研究所。

The Institute of Oceanology was established by the Shandong National University(name changed in 1932).

时任校长杨振声倡导创建海洋学科，海洋科学研究起步。

The marine discilpine wae created with the advocation of Pro. Yang Zhensheng, then president of the university.

私立青岛大学成立。

The Private Qingdao University was founded.