l 焦念志、张瑶、骆庭伟、张锐、郑强等人的研究成果“微型生物在海洋碳储库及气候变化中的作用”获2015年度国家自然科学二等奖（第一单位）。
Research on “The role of microbes in the ocean carbon sequestration and climate change” won the 2nd prize in the National Natural Science Awards.
l 戴民汉等参与的研究成果“中国近海二氧化碳遥感监测与示范系统”获国家海洋局海洋科学技术奖特等奖（厦门大学为第二单位）。
The project “A demonstrating system of CO2 remote monitoring in China coast” won the Special Prize in the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) Science and Technology Award.
l 王新红等参与的研究成果“近海海水水质基准的研究与制定”获国家海洋局海洋科学技术奖二等奖（厦门大学为第二单位）。
The study on “Research and development of coastal water quality and benchmarks” won the 2nd prize in the SOA Science and Technology Award.
l 焦念志讲授的课程《海洋微型生物碳泵的基本内涵》获教育部组织的第二届“全国高校微课教学比赛”特别奖。
Nianzhi Jiao’s course, Basic Content of Ocean Microbial Carbon Pump, was awarded the Special Prize in the 2nd National Universities Micro-Teaching Competition.
l 海洋监测仪器研发团队获得厦门大学2015年“田绍武交叉学科”一等奖。
The instrumentation invention team won the “Tian Shao Wu Interdisciplinary Research Award” in Xiamen University.
l 张锐获批“国家自然科学基金优秀青年科学基金项目”。
Rui Zhang was awarded the NSFC Excellent Young Scientists Fund.
l 史大林入选科技部“中青年科技创新领军人才”。
Dalin Shi was awarded the Ministry of Science and Technology Program for Young Leading Scientist.
l 刘志宇获评国家海洋局“海洋领域优秀科技青年”。
Zhiyu Liu was awarded the Outstanding Young Scientist in Ocean Science by SOA.
l 张瑶获“福建运盛青年科技奖”。
Yao Zhang was granted the Fujian Yunsheng Youth Foundation Award.
l 王大志被高聘为厦门大学特聘教授，陈炳章、刘志宇被高聘为厦门大学教授
Dazhi Wang was promoted to XMU Chair Professor; Bingzhang Chen and Zhiyu Liu were promoted to XMU full Professors.
