NIW Cases Approved in October 2013
This report includes seveteen (17) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in October 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: | Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a medical center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 18, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | October 16, 2013 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a medical school |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 6 journal papers Cited approximately 90+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 13, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | October 24, 2013 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 60+ journal papers Cited approximately 170+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 11, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | October 3, 2013 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 15 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 280 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 3, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | October 22, 2013 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 220+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 26, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | October 15, 2013 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Flammability Reduction Engineer at a biomedical research company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 17, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | October 28, 2013 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biological Science |
| Current Position: | Research Coordinator II at a university |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a U.S. university & M.S. from a foreign university Published 9 journal papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 19, 2012 |
| Approval Date: | October 2, 2013 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Psychology |
| Current Position: | Research Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal papers Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 19, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | October 29, 2013 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Dairy Food Science |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal papers No citations claimed |
| Supporting Letters: | 7 including 5 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 21, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | October 2, 2013 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal papers No citations claimed |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 25, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | October 22, 2013 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Current Position: | Assistant Project Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 270+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 17, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | October 28, 2013 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 230+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 11, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | October 4, 2013 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biophysics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 70 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 24, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | October 10, 2013 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 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: | September 12, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | October 18, 2013 |
Case #15
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | R&D Technologist at a packaging design/engineering solutions company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 280+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 19, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | October 29, 2013 |
Case #16
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Senior Engineer at a semiconductor company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 4 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 5, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | October 23, 2013 |
Case #17
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Appointee at a national laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 15 journal papers Cited approximately 160+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 12, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | October 8, 2013 |
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