Eric Sorenson, the leading scientist at Georgia Aquarium, announced his plans to retire in early 2015 after working there since before it opened to the public. Sorenson has been a major part of the team of scientists since 2005 and helped train his replacement. Although he will be missed, Sorenson feels confident that the team can continue without him, as the scientists are some of the best in the world. Sorenson has had a lifelong passion for aquatic life since childhood.

1. Feature Release
Georgia Aquarium’s Leading Scientist Announces Retirement
Eric Sorenson, Georgia Aquarium’s leading scientist has announced his plans to retire early
2015.
KENNESAW, Ga. (Nov. 2, 2014) — Sorenson has been at the aquarium even before it opened
its doors to the public. After working with Georgia Aquarium since well before the day it
opened, Sorenson has announced his plans to retire at the end of January 2015.
Sorenson has been a major part of Georgia Aquarium’s fantastic team of scientists and has been
the leading scientist for the team since he was hired onto the aquarium’s staff back in early 2005.
Sorenson has helped train most of the staff that will be taking over for him once he retires.
Sorenson has been the guy that everyone on the team of scientists looks up to when they need a
question answered. He has always been very knowledgeable about all the aquatic life in the
aquarium and is always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone in the aquarium.
“This is very difficult decision for me to make and I know will be missed by many,” said
Sorenson. “However, even though I wish I could, I cannot do this forever. I feel confident that
my team will be able to continue moving forward even without me there.”
Sorenson was the guy that would get to the aquarium an hour before his shift started, and stay an
hour after his shift ended. He loved his job and everything related to it. He loved the people that
worked there. He loved the curious minds that visited the aquarium, young and old. He loved the
volunteers that helped in his department and other departments as well. However, the real reason
why he worked at the aquarium was because of his love for aquatic life.
Ever since Sorenson was a small boy, he was always fascinated by aquatic life and everything
about it. He liked how it seemed like he was watching life on a completely different planet, but it
was actually just in our planet’s bodies of water. He liked how, even though fish cannot talk, it
seemed like they could still communicate to him through their body movements and the way
they swam.
“You could just watch him work and you knew he was destined to be working with aquatic life
at some point in his lifetime,” said Carey Rountree, senior vice president of sales and marketing
for Georgia Aquarium. “It was so interesting to watch him work. It was almost as if he was in
another world when he worked where only he and the aquatic life existed.”

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Once Sorenson does officially retire, it will surely be felt by the entire staff of Georgia
Aquarium. However, the scientists that are on Georgia Aquarium’s team will be able to continue
on without him, even though they wish he was in fact still there. These scientists are trained to be
some of the best in the world. Even though Sorenson has the experience that the team might
never be able to replace, Georgia Aquarium will find a way to carry on.
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Photos and graphics: High resolution images of Eric Sorenson while at work are available. I
can also provide an infographic of Sorenson’s full list of experience and how much work he has
done in the field.
Media Contact:
Steven Chernutan, public relations assistant
Georgia Aquarium
770-423-6000
http://www.georgiaaquarium.org