On February 20, at the joint invitation of Prof. Li Jianping, Dean of the Academy of Future Ocean, and Prof. Xiao Xiaotong, a Ph.D. supervisor of the Academy of Future Ocean, Prof. Zhang Yao, Recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (NSFC) and Nanqiang Distinguished Professor from Xiamen University (XMU) delivered an academic lecture titled “‘The Microbial Engine’ of Marine Carbon-Nitrogen Cycling” at Future Ocean Forum. Prof. Xiao Xiaotong hosted the lecture.