2012年实验室有50余人次参加国际学术会议并进行学术交流，其中特邀报告（含大会报告）4次。
Chen Zhongyuan, Sediment delivery and eco-health of mega-estuaries: Comparing the Yangtze and the Nile Rivers, ECSA 50th and Coastal, Estuarine and Shelf Sciences, Sep. 3-7, 2012, Venice
Zhu Jianrong, Impact of Sea Level Rise on Saltwater Intrusion in the Changjiang River Estuary, International Symposium on Climate Change and Human Activities: Coastal Consequences and Responses, Oct.29-31, 2012, Shanghai
Zhang Weiguo, Yangtze Delta evolution: Influence of climate change and human activities, International Symposium on Climate change and Human Activities: Coastal Consequences and Responses, Oct.29-31, 2012, Shanghai
Ge Zhenming, Impacts of Climate Change and Human Activities on Carbon Budget in Coastal Wetland Ecosystem, International Symposium on Climate Change and Human Activities: Coastal Consequences and Responses, Oct.29-31, 2012, Shanghai