2009年十二月批准的NIW案例及专业背景

This report includes forty-three (43) NIW I-140 cases filed by Liu & Associates and approved by the USCIS in December 2009. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope our readers find the information helpful. For confidentiality purpose, a numeric 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 Tiffany Smith, Certified Legal Assistant, and Lisa Vincent, Case Manager at Liu & Associates, PLLC.

Case #1

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Computer Science
Current Position: Associate professor at a private university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 20+ journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 290+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  June 12, 2009
Approval Date: December 2, 2009

Case #2

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Biomedical Science
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at a medical center
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 160+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  August 6, 2009
Approval Date: December 9, 2009

Case #3

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Electrical Engineering
Current Position: Postdoctoral scholar at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 20+ journal papers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  November 10, 2009
Approval Date: December 29, 2009 

Case #4

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140 
Field of Research: Biochemistry  
Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  December 4, 2009
Approval Date: December 29, 2009

Case #5

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Computer Engineering
Current Position: Technical staff at a private company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10 journal papers
Cited approximately 170+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  September 14, 2009
Approval Date: December 9, 2009

Case #6

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Biomedical Engineering
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 9 journal papers
Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  November 24, 2009
Approval Date: December 14, 2009

Case #7

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Physics  
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a prestigious U.S. university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 140+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 29, 2009
Approval Date: December 7, 2009

Case #8

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Biomaterials Science & Biomedical Engineering  
Current Position: Research assistant professor at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 20+ journal papers
Cited approximately 130+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  November 17, 2009
Approval Date: December 28, 2009

Case #9

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Environmental Toxicology  
Current Position: Postdoctoral research fellow
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 14, 2008
Approval Date: December 16, 2009

Case #10

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Organic Chemistry  
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 8 journal papers
Cited approximately 80+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  February 10, 2009
Approval Date: December 10, 2009

Case #11

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Organic Chemistry  
Current Position: Team leader at a pharmaceutical company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 5 journal papers
Cited approximately 190 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  December 3, 2008
Approval Date: December 28, 2009

Case #12

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Physics & Materials Science  
Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 20+ journal papers
Cited approximately 110+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  September 9, 2009
Approval Date: December 22, 2009

Case #13

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Materials Science and Engineering  
Current Position: Analytical chemist at a private company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10+ journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  July 22, 2009
Approval Date: December 10, 2009

Case #14

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Computational Biochemistry  
Current Position: Postdoctoral associate at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  February 16, 2009
Approval Date: December 10, 2009

Case #15

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Chemistry  
Current Position: Research assistant professor at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 400+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  November 12, 2009
Approval Date: December 11, 2009

Case #16

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Mechanical Engineering  
Current Position: Postdoctoral research fellow at a medical institute
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 7 journal and conference papers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 8, 2009
Approval Date: December 11, 2009

Case #17

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Materials Science and Engineering  
Current Position: Engineer at an energy company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 9 journal papers
Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  September 8, 2009
Approval Date: December 9, 2009

Case #18

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140 
Field of Research: Neurology  
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at a private university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 140+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 7, 2009
Approval Date: December 11, 2009

Case #19

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Materials Science  
Current Position: Assistant professor at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  September 3, 2009
Approval Date: December 11, 2009

Case #20

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Chemical Engineering  
Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  September 22, 2009
Approval Date: December 9, 2009

Case #21

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Chemistry  
Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at a medical center
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 140 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  February 27, 2009
Approval Date: December 18, 2009

Case #22

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Biomedical Engineering  
Current Position: Research associate at a medical institute
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 6 journal papers
Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  August 5, 2009
Approval Date: December 10, 2009

Case #23

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Computer Science  
Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at a private university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 7 journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 9, 2009
Approval Date: December 23, 2009

Case #24

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Biology and Biomedical Research  
Current Position: Senior fellow at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 9 journal papers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  December 16, 2008
Approval Date: December 14, 2009

Case #25
Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Chemical Engineering  
Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 4 journal papers
Supporting Letters:  6 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 20, 2009
Approval Date: December 11, 2009

Case #26

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Electrical Engineering  
Current Position: Senior engineer at a private company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10 journal papers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  March 13, 2009
Approval Date: December 1, 2009

Case #27

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Chemistry 
Current Position: Postdoctoral Scholar at a university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 30 journal papers
Cited approximately 90+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  February 12, 2009
Approval Date: December 8, 2009

Case #28

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Mechanical Engineering
Current Position: Postdoctoral guest researcher at a national institute
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  February 26, 2009
Approval Date: December 17, 2009 

Case #29

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140 
Field of Research: Bioinformatics   
Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 28, 2009
Approval Date: December 7, 2009

Case #30

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Mechanical Engineering
Current Position: Research associate at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 23 journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers worldwide
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  November 20, 2009
Approval Date: December 9, 2009

Case #31

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Computer Science
Current Position:  Staff scientist at a health institute
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 20+ journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 21, 2009
Approval Date: December 31, 2009

Case #32

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Biochemical Engineer   
Current Position: Research Fellow at a medical center
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 20+ journal papers
Cited approximately 90+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 6, 2009
Approval Date: December 10, 2009

Case #33

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Computer Science   
Current Position: Senior software engineer at a private company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal conference papers
Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  February 10, 2009
Approval Date: December 9, 2009

Case #34

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Molecular Biology   
Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate at a research hospital
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 20 journal papers
Cited approximately 230+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 1 independent experts
Filing Date:  February 25, 2009
Approval Date: December 16, 2009

Case #35

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Chemical Engineering   
Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate at a consortium of universities
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  September 24, 2009
Approval Date: December 11, 2009

Case #36

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Nanotechnology  
Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 250+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  December 2, 2009
Approval Date: December 17, 2009

Case #37

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Genetics   
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at national laboratory
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 160+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 29, 2009
Approval Date: December 4, 2009

Case #38

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Chemical Engineering
Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 90+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  September 22, 2009
Approval Date: December 3, 2009

Case #39

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Chemistry
Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 300+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 7, 2009
Approval Date: December 30, 2009

Case #40

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Bioinformatics  
Current Position: Bioinformatics specialist at a medical school
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  February 24, 2009
Approval Date: December 28, 2009

Case #41

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Genetics   
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at a private university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 10+ journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 170 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  February 2, 2009
Approval Date: December 14, 2009

Case #42

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140 
Field of Research: Physics  
Current Position: Medical physics consultant at a medical physics services company
Major Credentials: M.S. from a foreign and US university
Published 20+ journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 40 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  September 10, 2009
Approval Date: December 3, 2009

Case #43

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Environmental Science   
Current Position: Environmental scientist at an energy company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10 journal papers
Cited approximately 80+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  November 11, 2009
Approval Date: December 16, 2009

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