1 7 , ▁to ▁December , ▁ 1 0 ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Dr . ▁W eld ▁completed ▁an ▁Inter g overn ment ▁Person nel ▁Act ▁( IP A ) ▁assignment ▁through ▁the ▁National ▁Science ▁Foundation , ▁detailed ▁to ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁Office ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁Policy ▁as ▁Senior ▁Policy ▁Ad visor ▁for ▁S TE M ▁Education . ▁His ▁main ▁responsibility ▁at ▁the ▁O ST P ▁was ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 - 2 0 2 3 ▁Federal ▁S TE M ▁Education ▁ 5 - Year ▁Str ateg ic ▁Plan . ▁He ▁remained ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁O ST P ▁as ▁consult ant ▁through ▁the ▁roll out ▁and ▁implementation ▁phases ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁S TE M ▁Str ateg ic ▁Plan ▁through ▁September ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Under ▁W eld ' s ▁director ship ▁of ▁Iowa ' s ▁state wide ▁S TE M ▁program , ▁annual ▁g ains ▁in ▁test ▁scores , ▁elect ive ▁en roll ments , ▁post - second ary ▁en roll ments , ▁and ▁public ▁support ▁for ▁S TE M ▁education ▁have ▁been ▁documented . ▁W eld ▁previously ▁directed ▁the ▁inter - univers ity ▁collabor ative ▁program ▁the ▁Iowa ▁Mathemat ics ▁and ▁Science ▁Education ▁Part ners hip ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁W eld ▁has ▁hosted ▁an ▁annual ▁Mid west ▁S TE M ▁Le aders ▁Forum ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Bo ards ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁organizations ▁the ▁Tri angle ▁Co