Eb-1A Approvals in October 2014
This report includes eighteen (18) Eb-1A cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in October 2014. 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 Tiffany Heitman, Senior Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Pharmaceutical Science |
| Current Position: | Senior Staff Scientist at a chemical company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal 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: | September 30, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | October 8, 2014 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Process Engineer at a research company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 1,000+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 22, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | October 30, 2014 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 30+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 510+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 2, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | October 16, 2014 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 220+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 15, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | October 9, 2014 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Technical Engineer at a software company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 250+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 23, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | October 31, 2014 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Bioinformatics |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 280+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 23, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | October 30, 2014 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Pharmaceutical Science |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor 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 160+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 16, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | October 29, 2014 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a medical school |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 300+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 13, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | October 16, 2014 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 610+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 3, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | October 8, 2014 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 270 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 3, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | October 16, 2014 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 360+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 17, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | October 29, 2014 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Aerospace Engineering |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 30+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 500+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 5, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | October 8, 2014 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a medical institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 6 journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 450+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 9, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | October 23, 2014 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Ph.D. Fellow at a hospital |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10 journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 340+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 2, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | October 10, 2014 |
Case #15
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 3, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | October 15, 2014 |
Case #16
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 140 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 7, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | October 23, 2014 |
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 U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 350+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 16, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | October 23, 2014 |
Case #18
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Organic Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 60+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 1,000+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 29, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | October 10, 2014 |
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
