Michael Ibba, Ph.D., is the Dean of Science and Technology at Chapman University, and former Chair and University Distinguished Scholar of the Department of Microbiology at The Ohio State University. He is a member of the ASM Education Committee, Chair of the ASM Graduate and Postdoctoral Education Subcommittee and fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. Ibba is also the course leader for the ASM Grant Writing Webinar Series.