| 2017 | Led the construction of National Long-term Seafloor Scientific Observation System | 
| 2017 | Listed as “Construction Plan of World-Class Discipline” of Tongji University | 
| 2015 | “Peak Discipline” program of Shanghai | 
| 2010 | First-level doctoral degree program in geophysics | 
| 2006 | State Key Laboratory of Marine Geology established | 
| 2006 | First-level doctoral degree program in ocean science | 
| 2005 | “Geophysics” post-doctoral research station established | 
| 2002 | “985 Program”, Ministry of Education | 
| 2002 | School of Ocean and Earth Science established | 
| 2001 | National Key Discipline(Marine Geology) | 
| 2000 | Key Discipline (Marine Geology) of Shanghai | 
| 1996 | “211 Program”, Ministry of Education | 
| 1992 | Open Laboratory of Marine Geology, Ministry of Education | 
| 1991 | “Ocean Science” post-doctoral research station established | 
| 1984 | PhD program in Marine Geology initiated | 
| 1975 | Department of Marine Geology established |