Success Stories: A PhD Candidate Working in Chemical Engineering from Bangladesh Wins NIW Approval without RFE, Thanks to the Team at NAILG
Client’s Testimonial:
“I would like to thank my Attorney, Courtney Wachal, and other team members for their diligent effort and help to get this success.”
On April 6th, 2022, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a PhD Candidate in the Field of Chemical Engineering (Approval Notice).
General Field: Chemical Engineering
Position at the Time of Case Filing: PhD Candidate
Country of Origin: Bangladesh
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Kentucky
Approval Notice Date: April 6th, 2022
Processing Time: 15 month, 19 days
Case Summary:
“[Client’s] innovation has clear implications for biofuel and biodiesel sectors, introducing a profitable, eco-friendly solution for biofuel providers to reduce the oversupply of glycerol. In order to effectively utilize biomass and reap the economic and environmental benefits of glycerol conversion, it is necessary that the United States invest in research like [the client’s], which has already laid the necessary groundwork for the advancement of renewable technologies and -catalyst discoveries.”
“[The client] has worked firsthand with plant and agricultural biomass, creating novel sources of energy in the form of biofuels, although his research has even broader implications for the country's energy crisis. Through [the client’s] studies, the United States is able to revitalize the health of the environment and national economy, creating jobs, alternative energy sources, more valuable products, and overall energy security. With only two percent of the country's electricity derived from biomass, it is imperative that the United States implement [the client’s] skillful strategies for energy conversion.”
These excerpts are parts of larger testimonials issued in favor of our client from Bangladesh who came to us seeking help with his NIW or National Interest Waiver petition. As an expert in the field of chemical engineering, his proposed endeavor was to continue his research on biomass treatment, waste-to-energy conversion, and advanced functional materials. He wanted to advance energy science that improves overall energy efficiency, environmental friendliness, and sustainability. His research was of great importance to the country and globally because it provides state-of-the-art methods for converting industrial byproducts like lignin and glycerol into efficient and sustainable energy sources like solketal and valuable fuels and chemicals.
Thus, we showed that our client has provided highly effective methods that achieve all of these important goals, as his waste-to-energy pretreatments and conversion methods adapt widely available waste materials like crop residues and animal waste and efficiently convert them into biofuels and other economically important products. This helped us show that his work is of great value to the United States of America.
On the other hand, due to its clear national importance, his research has in fact been supported with funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation. His research has also resulted in 6 peer-reviewed journal articles (1 of them first-authored), and these publications have been cited a total of 80 times according to Google Scholar.
All of these factors demonstrate that our client is eligible for the NIW category visa. So when his approval came through our team was overjoyed. We thank our client for the trust he placed in our team and we wish him all the best in future endeavors.