2016年是中国地质科学院建院60周年,“庆祝中国地质科学院建院60周年系列学术报告”是纪念活动的一项内容,旨在传播科学精神和地学知识的同时宣传推荐中国地质科学院优秀成果和人才。2015年5月12日,首场报告会成功举行,中国地质科学院海外高级访问学者赵建新教授,作了题为“珊瑚礁死亡事件的高精度铀系定年:欧人殖民以来大堡礁近岸珊瑚礁的生态系统退化的证据”(High-precision 2016 is the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, and the “Academic Report of the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the Academy of Geological Sciences of China” is a part of the commemorative activity. It aims to disseminate the spirit of science and the knowledge of geosciences while promoting the excellence of the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences Achievements and talent. On May 12, 2015, the first report was successfully held. Prof. Zhao Jianxin, a senior visiting scholar from the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, made a series of high-precision uranium series titled “Coral Reef Death”. The year of colonization: the Great Barrier Reef Evidence of Ecosystem Degradation "(High-precision