This report includes Twenty-Five (25) NIW I-140 cases filed by Liu & Associates and approved by the USCIS in September 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 at Liu & Associates, PLLC.

Case #1

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Microbiology 
Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate at a state university 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10 journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  November 18, 2009
Approval Date: September 23, 2009

Case #2

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Biomedical Research 
Current Position: Research fellow at a prestigious university 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 9 journal papers
Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 30, 2008
Approval Date: September 24, 2009

Case #3

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Chemistry 
Current Position: Senior analytical chemist at a private company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers worldwide
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  November 14, 2008
Approval Date: September 17, 2009

Case #4

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140 
Field of Research: Aerospace Engineering   
Current Position: Research assistant professor at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  August 22, 2008
Approval Date: September 28, 2009

Case #5

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Physics 
Current Position: Research scientist at a technological institute
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 50 journal papers
Cited approximately 350+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  April 15, 2009
Approval Date: September 21, 2009

Case #6

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Molecular Biology 
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at a medical school
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 7 journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 20 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  August 3, 2009
Approval Date: September 30, 2009

Case #7

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Biochemistry   
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at a medical school 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 7 journal papers
Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 
Filing Date:  April 14, 2009
Approval Date: September 22, 2009

Case #8

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Organic Chemistry   
Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate at a state university 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 20+ journal papers
Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 17, 2008
Approval Date: September 29, 2009

Case #9

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Electrical Engineering   
Current Position: Staff research assistant at a university 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 20+ journal papers
Cited approximately 90+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  August 7, 2009
Approval Date: September 9, 2009

Case #10

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Materials Chemistry   
Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at a state university 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 20 journal papers
Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 23, 2008
Approval Date: September 22, 2009

Case #11

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Electrical Engineering   
Current Position: Research associate at a state university 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 20+ journal papers
Cited approximately 180+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  November 11, 2008
Approval Date: September 30, 2009

Case #12

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Bioformatics   
Current Position: Research associate professor at a cancer institute
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 1,300+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 5 independent experts
Filing Date:  May 20, 2009
Approval Date: September 10, 2009

Case #13

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Botany  
Current Position: Visiting research associate at a state university 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10 journal papers
Cited approximately 130+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 21, 2008
Approval Date: September 29, 2009

Case #14

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Biochemistry   
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at a prestigious university 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 8 journal papers
Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  November 13, 2008
Approval Date: September 17, 2009

Case #15

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Chemistry   
Current Position: Research associate at a state university 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal and conference papers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  July 14, 2008
Approval Date: September 8, 2009

Case #16

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140 
Field of Research: Biochemistry  
Current Position: Research scientist at a biotechnology company 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 9 journal papers
Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 31, 2008
Approval Date: September 3, 2009

Case #17

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Psychology   
Current Position: Postdoctoral research fellow at a prestigious university 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 60+ journal papers
Constantly invited to review the works of others
Cited approximately 90+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 1 independent experts
Filing Date:  May 15, 2009
Approval Date: September 21, 2009

Case #18

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Chemistry  
Current Position: Senior scientist at a pharmaceutical company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10 journal and conference papers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  August 10, 2009
Approval Date: September 23, 2009

Case #19

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Immunology 
Current Position: Research associate at a state university 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 8 journal papers
Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 1 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 23, 2008
Approval Date: September 29, 2009

Case #20

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Organic Chemistry   
Current Position: Research associate at a research institute
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 8 journal and conference papers
Co-authored a book chapter
Supporting Letters:  6 including 1 independent experts
Filing Date:  July 18, 2008
Approval Date: September 30, 2009

Case #21

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Electrical Engineering   
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at a state university 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal & conference papers
Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 21, 2008
Approval Date: September 29, 2008

Case #22

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Physics  
Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate at a state university  
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 9 journal papers
Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  August 4, 2009
Approval Date: September 21, 2009

Case #23

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Computer Science  
Current Position: Research associate & specialist at a state university 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  August 18, 2009
Approval Date: September 9, 2009

Case #24
Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Climate Science  
Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at a national laboratory  
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 8 journal papers
Co-authored 20 conference posters and presentations
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  August 18, 2008
Approval Date: September 29, 2009

Case #25

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Chemistry  
Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate at state university 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 8 journal papers
Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  September 26, 2008
Approval Date: September 2, 2009
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.