Sandra Tsing Loh (born February 11, 1962) is an American writer, actress, radio personality, and former professor of art at the University of California, Irvine. She earned her BS in physics at Caltech, from whom she won a Distinguished Alumna Award. (She was also the first Caltech alumna to deliver a commencement address.) Aside from contributing to NPR’s Morning Edition, APM’s Marketplace, and Ira Glass’ This American Life, she is the author of six books, including Mother on Fire, which reflects her passionate commitment to quality public education for all. Selected by Variety as one of America’s 50 most influential comedians, Loh has starred in two original hit solo shows off-Broadway and at the Geffen Playhouse, Seattle Repertory, and the Kennedy Center. She is an Atlantic Monthly contributing editor and adjunct associate professor at UC Irvine in Drama, where she teaches solo performance and science communication.