This report includes seven (7) Eb-1A cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in July 2009. 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 Sun, Law Clerk at LPY Law Group.

Case #1:  

Case Type:                   Eb-1A
Field of Research:        Material science
Major Credentials:        Ph.D. from a foreign university
                                     Published 27 papers for journals and conferences
                                     Reviewed papers for journals and science competitions
Supporting Letters:       6 letters including 1 independent expert
Filing Date:                   November 6, 2008
Approval Date:             July 9, 2009

Case #2:

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Organic Chemistry
Major Credentials:        Ph.D. from a U.S. university
                                     10 publications in journals and conference abstracts
                                     80+ citations from other researchers
                                     Reviewer work for journals
Supporting Letters:       6 letters, including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:                   June 18, 2009
Approval Date:             July 16, 2009

Case #3:

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Biochemistry
Major Credentials:       Ph.D. from a foreign university
                                    10+ publications in journals and conferences
                                    170+ citations from other researchers
                                    Media reports
Supporting Letters:      6 letters including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:                  June 18, 2009
Approval Date:            July 12, 2009

Case #4:

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Electrical Engineering
Major Credentials:       Ph.D. from a U.S. university
                                    20+ publications in journals and conferences
                                    60+ citations from other researchers
                                    Reviewer work for journals
Supporting Letters:      5 letters, including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:                  May 22, 2009
Approval Date:            July 14, 2009

Case #5:

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Biomedical Research
Major Credentials:       Ph.D. from a foreign university
                                    30+ publications in journals and conferences
                                    110+ citations by other researchers
                                     Principal Investigator on 4 government funded projects
                                     Frequently requested to review works of others for journals and funding proposals
                                     Editor in Chief for books
                                     Editorial Board Member for journals
Supporting Letters:       6 letters, including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:                   June 18, 2009
Approval Date:             July 16, 2009

Case #6:  

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Psychology
Major Credentials:       Ph.D. from foreign university
                                    60+ publications in journals and conferences
                                    4 books (one is sole authored, 2 first authored)
                                    Interviewed by and featured on international media sites
                                    Reviewer work for accreditation authorization of universities
                                    Guest editor or Editorial Board Member on 3 journals
Supporting Letters:      5 letters, including 1 independent expert
Filing Date:                  June 9, 2009
Approval Date:            July 28, 2009

Case #7:

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Optics
Major Credentials:       Ph.D. from foreign university
                                    40+ publications in journals and conferences
                                    Reviewer work for journals and conferences
                                    Associate Editor and Guest Editor for 2 journals
                                    Senior Member IEEE
Supporting Letters:      6 letters including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:                  July 17, 2009
Approval Date:            July 23, 2009

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

This report includes eight (8) Eb-1A cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in May 2009. 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 Tiffany Smith, Senior Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.

Case #1:

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Materials Science
Major Credentials:       Ph.D. from a U.S. university
                                    Published 14 journal and conference papers
                                    Cited approximately 40 times by other researchers
                                    Invited to review the works of others over 10 times
Supporting Letters:      6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:                  January 23, 2009
Approval Date:            May 4, 2009

Case #2:

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Molecular Genetics
Major Credentials:       Ph.D. from a foreign university
                                    Published 38 journal papers
                                    Published 2 Book Chapters
                                    Received national Science and Technology Advancement Award from a foreign country
                                   Cited approximately 105 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:     6 including 5 independent experts
Filing Date:                 November 11, 2008
Approval Date:            May 15, 2009

Case #3:

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Organic Chemistry
Major Credentials:       Ph.D. from a U.S. university.
                                    Published 12 journal papers
                                    Cited over 100 times by other researchers
                                    Invited to serve as a peer-reviewer for journals
Supporting Letters:     6 including 2 independent expert
Filing Date:                 September 14, 2008
Approval Date:            May 18, 2009

Case #4:

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Biomedical Research
Major Credentials:       Ph.D. from a foreign university
                                    Published 18 journal papers
                                    Cited approximately 130 times by other researchers
                                    Invited to review the works of others
Supporting Letters:      6 including 5 independent experts
Filing Date:                 June 6, 2008
Approval Date:            May 21, 2009

Case #5:

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Materials Science
Major Credentials:       Ph.D. from a foreign university
                                    Published 15 journal papers
                                    Cited approximately 110 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:      6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:                  November 6, 2008
Approval Date:            May 20, 2009

Case #6:

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Organic Chemistry
Major Credentials:       Ph.D. from a U.S. university
                                    Published 15 journal papers
                                    Invited to review the works of others 14 times
                                    Cited approximately 280 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:      6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:                  December 23, 2008
Approval Date:            May 20, 2009

Case #7:

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Electrical Engineering
Major Credentials:       Ph.D. from a U.S. university
                                    Published 20 journal papers with heavy citations
                                    Invited to review the works of others 6 times
Supporting Letters:      6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:                  April 24, 2009
Approval Date:            May 21, 2009

Case #8:

Case Type:                 Eb-1A
Field of Research:      Pharmacology
Major Credentials:      Ph.D. from a foreign university
                                   Published 8 journal papers
                                   Invited to review the works of others 25 times
                                   Cited approximately 80 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:     6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:                 July 15, 2008
Approval Date:            May 4, 2009

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

This report includes five (5) Eb-1A cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in April 2009. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope the 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 Tiffany Smith, Senior Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.

Case #1:

Case Type:                Eb-1A
Field of Research:     Computer Engineering
Major Credentials:      Ph. D from a U.S. university
                                   Published 14 journal papers
                                   Cited approximately 160 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:     6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:                 February 5, 2009
Approval Date:            April 30, 2009

Case #2:

Case Type:                Eb-1A
Field of Research:     Nanotechnology
Major Credentials:     Ph. D from a U.S. university
                                  Published 23 journal papers
                                  Frequently invited to review the works of others
Supporting Letters:    6 independent experts
Filing Date:                October 31, 2008
Approval Date:           April 27, 2009

Case #3:

Case Type:                 Eb-1A
Field of Research:      Civil Engineering        
Major Credentials:      Ph. D from a foreign university
                                   Published 61 journal papers
Supporting Letters:     6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:                 April 1, 2008
Approval Date:           April 1, 2009

Case #4:  

Case Type:                Eb-1A
Field of Research:     Geology
Major Credentials:      Ph. D from a U.S. university
                                   Published 12 journal papers
                                   Other evidence related to research
Supporting Letters:     6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:                 November 24, 2008
Approval Date:           April 30, 2009

Case #5:

Case Type:                Eb-1A
Field of Research:     Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology
Major Credentials:     Ph. D. from a foreign university
                                  Published 19 journal papers
                                  Cited approximately 170 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:    6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:                December 4, 2008
Approval Date:          April 1, 2009

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

This report includes two (2) Eb-1A cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in March 2009. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope the readers find the information helpful. For confidentiality purposse, a number is assigned to replace the information strictly confidential.

Compiled and briefed by Tiffany Smith, Senior Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.

Case #1:  

Case Type:                Eb-1A
Field of Research:     Applied Mathematics (Meteorology)
Major Credentials:     Ph.D. from a foreign university
                                  Published 36 journal papers
                                  Invited to review the work of others
                                  Cited approximately 90 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:    6 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date:                March 20, 2008
Approval Date:           March 25, 2009

Case #2:  

Case Type:                Eb-1A
Field of Research:     Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Major Credentials:     Ph.D. from a U.S. university
                                  Published 11 journal papers
                                  Invited to review the works of others over 30 times
                                 Cited approximately 135 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:   6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:               December 9, 2008
Approval Date:          March 23, 2009

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

This report includes six (6) Eb-1A cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in February 2009. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope the 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 Tiffany Smith, Senior Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.

Case #1:  

Case Type:                Eb-1A
Field of Research:     Nanotechnology
Major Credentials:     Ph.D. from
                                  Published 22 journal papers
                                  Holds 4 patents
                                  Invited to review the work of others 25 times
                                  Cited approximately 1,100 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:    6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:                May 15, 2008
Approval Date:           February 4, 2009

Case #2:  

Case Type:                Eb-1B
Field of Research:     Neuroradiology
Major Credentials:     M.D. and M.S. from a foreign university
                                  Published 14 journal papers
                                  Co-authored 1 book and 1 book chapter
Supporting Letters:    5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:                July 17, 2008
Approval Date:           February 3, 2009

Case #3:  

Case Type:                Eb-1A
Field of Research:     Signal Processing
Major Credentials:     Ph.D. from a U.S. university
                                  Published 23 journal papers
                                  Invited to review the work of others for 12 journals
Supporting Letters:    6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:                July 29, 2008
Approval Date:           February 9, 2009

Case #4:

Case Type:                Eb-1B
Field of Research:     Biotechnology
Major Credentials:     Ph.D. from a U.S. university
                                  Published 12 journal papers
                                  Co-authored 1 book chapter
                                  Cited approximately 190 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:    5 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:                 August 28, 2008
Approval Date:           February 19, 2009

Case #5:  

Case Type:                Eb-1A
Field of Research:     Particle Physics
Major Credentials:     Ph.D. from a foreign university
                                  Published 145 journal papers
                                  Cited approximately 2,300 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:    3 independent experts
Filing Date:                 June 27, 2008
Approval Date:           February 2, 2009

Case #6:

Case Type:                Eb-1A
Field of Research:     Autoimmune Research
Major Credentials:     Ph.D. from a foreign university
                                  Published 17 journal papers
                                  Invited to review the work of others
                                  Cited approximately 120 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:    5 independent experts
Filing Date:                June 6, 2008
Approval Date:           February 2, 2009

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

This report includes three (3) Eb-1A cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in January 2009. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope the 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 Tiffany Smith, Senior Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.

Case #1:   

Case Type:                Eb-1A
Field of Research:     Materials Science
Major Credentials:     Ph.D. from a U.S. university
                                  Published 22 journal papers
                                  Invited to review the works of others 10 times
Supporting Letters:    5 independent experts
Filing Date:                March 27, 2008 (*RFE sent December 31, 2008)
Approval Date:           January 9, 2009

Case #2:  

Case Type:                Eb-1A
Field of Research:     Surface Science, Nanotechnology and Related Applications
Major Credentials:     Ph.D. from a U.S. university
                                  Published 38 journal papers
                                  Co-authored 1 book
                                  Cited approximately 350 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:    6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:                December 26, 2007
Approval Date:          January 15, 2009

Case #3:

Case Type:                Eb-1A
Field of Research:     Medical Imaging Physics
Major Credentials:     Ph.D. from a U.S. university
                                  Published 20 journal papers
                                  Co-authored 4 book chapters
                                  Invited to review the work of others 13 times
                                  Cited approximately 130 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:    4 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date:                January 7, 2008
Approval Date:           January 29, 2009

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