NIW Cases Approved in September 2013
This report includes twenty-five (25) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in September 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 client's information strictly confidential.
Compiled and briefed by Lisa Vincent, Case Manager at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral research associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 240+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 8, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 11, 2013 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Simulation engineer at a manufacturing company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 4 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 1, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 12, 2013 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Information Systems Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 200 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 28, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 24, 2013 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral research fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 130+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 26, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 18, 2013 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 6 journal papers Cited approximately 260+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 5, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 6, 2013 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Research |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 3, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 12, 2013 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physiology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral research fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 180+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 5, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 30, 2013 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mathematical Statistics |
| Current Position: | Mathematical statistician at a government agency |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 2 journal papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 26, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 23, 2013 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Analytical Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Not currently employed |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 26, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 4, 2013 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 26, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 26, 2013 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Medical Physics |
| Current Position: | Medical physics resident at a cancer center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 120+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 6, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 5, 2013 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Environmental Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral research scientist at a government agency |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 3 journal papers Cited approximately 90+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 15, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 11, 2013 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Kinesiology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral research fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10 journal papers Cited approximately 170+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 12, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 5, 2013 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 120+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 16, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 30, 2013 |
Case #15
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral research scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 13, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 4, 2013 |
Case #16
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Environmental Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral research associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 90 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 20, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 24, 2013 |
Case #17
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Industrial Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 23, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 25, 2013 |
Case #18
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research scientist at a metal finishing company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 80+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 8, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 4, 2013 |
Case #19
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Resident at a medical center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 130+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 27, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 16, 2013 |
Case #20
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biological Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral research fellow at a cancer center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 3 journal papers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 26, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 10, 2013 |
Case #21
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Calibration performance engineer at a manufacturing company |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 4 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 13, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 9, 2013 |
Case #22
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Neuroscience |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral research associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 27, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 12, 2013 |
Case #23
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Polymer Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral research associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 23, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 12, 2013 |
Case #24
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Senior research engineer at a research and consulting company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 200+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 9, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 11, 2013 |
Case #25
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Senior development engineer at a research and development company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 90+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 27, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 19, 2013 |
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