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The author is Scott Gabriel Knowles and he works in the department of History and Politics at Drexel University. He focuses on disaster risks in cities, modern areas and public policy. He got his BA and MA in history at the University of Texas. He also got his PhD at John Hopkins University. He has written a book, "The Disaster Experts: Mastering Risk in Modern America" (UPenn Press, 2011) as well as edited "Critical Studies in Risk and Disaster" (UPenn Press, launch 2014). He also is a member of Fukushima Forum collaborative research community and is currently co-writing a volume on the Fukushima disasters.