Eb-1A Approvals in August 2013
This report includes twenty (20) Eb-1A cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in August 2013. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope our readers find the information helpful. For confidentiality purposes, a number is assigned to replace the petitioner/beneficiary's name in each case. It is our firm’s policy to hold the client’s information strictly confidential.
Compiled and briefed by Lisa Vincent, Case Manager at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral research associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 270 times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 4, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | August 29, 2013 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Molecular Cancer Biology |
| Current Position: | Research scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 10 journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 540+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 6 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 7, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | August 2, 2013 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 30+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 1,100+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 8, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | August 16, 2013 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Organic Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Research associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20 journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 300+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 18, 2012 |
| Approval Date: | August 7, 2013 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Medical Physics |
| Current Position: | Medical physics resident at a cancer center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 120+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 19, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | August 22, 2013 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physical Electronics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral appointee at a national laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 30+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 720+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 14, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | August 20, 2013 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research scientist at a biotechnology institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 280+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 23, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | August 30, 2013 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Geophysicist at an oilfield services company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 8 journal and conference papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 140+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 18, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | August 22, 2013 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Cell Biology |
| Current Position: | Research associate at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 170+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 22, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | August 20, 2013 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Scientist at a healthcare systems company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 10 journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 420+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 2, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | August 26, 2013 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 30+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 850+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 4 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 19, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | August 5, 2013 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 14, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | August 7, 2013 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 310+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 31, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | August 6, 2013 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Geophysicist at a geophysical services company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 210+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 5,700+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 26, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | August 5, 2013 |
Case #15
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Organic Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 20+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 140+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 26, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | August 26, 2013 |
Case #16
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Epidemiology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral research fellow at a hospital and medical school |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 290+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 28, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | August 27, 2013 |
Case #17
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry |
| Current Position: | Research scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 4 journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 90 times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 7, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | August 26, 2013 |
Case #18
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 280+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 5, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | August 28, 2013 |
Case #19
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral appointee at a national laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 10+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 180+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 9, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | August 28, 2013 |
Case #20
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Organic Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral research associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 210+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 17, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | August 8, 2013 |
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
