NIW Cases Approved in February 2010

This report includes twenty-three (23) NIW I-140 cases filed by Liu & Associates and approved by the USCIS in February 2010. 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 at Liu & Associates, PLLC.

Case #1

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Biomedical Optics
Current Position: Scientist at a private company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 20 journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  December 8, 2009
Approval Date: February 5, 2010

Case #2

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Genetics
Current Position: Postdoctoral research scientist at an Ivy League university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 3 journal papers
Cited by other researchers worldwide
Supporting Letters:  5 including 1 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 27, 2009
Approval Date: February 18, 2010

Case #3

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Computer Science
Current Position: Technical specialist at a software engineering company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10 journal and conference papers
Co-authored 7 book chapters
Cited approximately 180 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  September 11, 2009
Approval Date: February 3, 2010 

Case #4

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140 
Field of Research: Molecular Biology   
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at a university 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 7 journal papers
Cited approximately 16 times by other researchers worldwide
Supporting Letters:  5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 26, 2009
Approval Date: February 3, 2010

Case #5

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Biomedical Research
Current Position: Postdoc at a research institute
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 40+ journal papers
Cited approximately 270+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 11, 2010
Approval Date: February 4, 2010

Case #6

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Pharmacology
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 20+ journal papers
Cited approximately 420+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 20, 2010
Approval Date: February 8, 2010

Case #7

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Biochemistry   
Current Position: Research associate at a medical school
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  September 2, 2009
Approval Date: February 11, 2010

Case #8

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Biochemistry   
Current Position: Research associate at an Ivy League university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 10+ journal papers
Co-authored a book chapter
Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 7, 2010
Approval Date: February 4, 2010

Case #9

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Surface Science  
Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 20+ journal papers
Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  December 10, 2009
Approval Date: February 4, 2010

Case #10

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Immunology  
Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 8 journal papers
Invited to review the works of others 10+ times
Supporting Letters:  5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  February 10, 2009
Approval Date: February 2, 2010

Case #11

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Chemistry  
Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate at a state university  
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 9 journal papers
Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  April 17, 2009
Approval Date: February 5, 2010

Case #12

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Microfluidics  
Current Position:  Postdoctoral researcher at an Ivy League university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 40+ journal papers
Invited to review the works of others
Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  September 2, 2009
Approval Date: February 3, 2010

Case #13

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Electrical Engineering   
Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate at an Ivy League university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 40 journal and conference papers
Co-authored book chapter 
Co-edited a book
Consistently invited to review the works of others
Cited approximately 400+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 22, 2010
Approval Date: February 19, 2010

Case #14

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Geography   
Current Position:  Postdoctoral research associate at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal papers
Invited to review the works of others 5 times
Cited approximately 110+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 1 independent experts
Filing Date:  April 22, 2009
Approval Date: February 4, 2010

Case #15

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Civil Engineering    
Current Position: Engineer at a state department
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal papers, technical reports, & conference papers
Authored a book
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  March 4, 2009
Approval Date: February 17, 2010

Case #16

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Biostatistics   
Current Position: Biostatistician at
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal papers
Invited to review the works of others 10+ times
Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 25, 2010
Approval Date: February 18, 2010

Case #17

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140 
Field of Research: Electrical and Computer Engineering   
Current Position: Software Engineer at a medical device company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal and conference papers
Co-authored a book and book chapter
Invited to review the works of others 9 times
Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  July 24, 2009
Approval Date: February 19, 2010

Case #18

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 US university
Published 20+ journal papers
Invited to review the works of others
Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers worldwide
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 11, 2010
Approval Date: February 9, 2010

Case #19

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Electrical and Computer Engineering   
Current Position: Software engineer at a video development company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal and conference papers
Co-authored a book
Invited to review the works of others 10+ times
Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  December 30, 2009
Approval Date: February 22, 2010

Case #20

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Computer Engineering    
Current Position: Staff at a financial consulting company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10 journal and conference papers
Co-authored 2 book chapters
Invited to review the works of others
Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  December 10, 2009
Approval Date: February 3, 2010

Case #21

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Glycobiology 
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at a state university 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 20 journal papers
Co-authored 5 book chapters
Invited to review the works of others
Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 7, 2010
Approval Date: February 4, 2010

Case #22

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Mechanical Engineering    
Current Position: Engineer at an engineering consulting company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 9 journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  7 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  December 14, 2009
Approval Date: February 22, 2010

Case #23

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Electrical Engineering    
Current Position: Research engineer at a network company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal and conference papers
Consistently invited to review the works of others
Cited approximately 40 times by other researchers worldwide
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 13, 2010
Approval Date: February 3, 2010

For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.

 

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