Success Stories: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Illinois in the Field of Civil and Environmental Engineering Receives EB-2 NIW Approval
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Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Country of Origin: Iran
Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Illinois
Approval Notice Date: August 1, 2014
Processing Time: 4 Months, 7 Days
North America Immigration Law Group – WeGreened.com represented a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Illinois in the field of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His work has focused specifically on various innovative initiatives relating to advanced approaches in the characterization of cracks in asphalt materials and asphalt pavements. He has developed two innovative testing methods: a non-destructive acoustic emission-based testing method as well as a creep disk-shaped compact tension mechanical performance testing technique. In order for our client’s case to be successful, we submitted extensive documentation proving his highly significant contributions to Civil and Environmental Engineering, including 14 peer-reviewed scientific articles and numerous presentations at national and international conferences. His publications had been cited at least 43 times at the time we filed the case; nearly all of the citations were by independent researchers around the world, demonstrating that these publications are widely recognized and relied upon in the field. He has also been invited to serve as a reviewer for a number of internationally acclaimed journals. As stated by one independent recommender, “Researchers like [client] are filling an important technological gap by working to develop methods of assessing the quality of recycled material-based asphalt mixtures. In this way, he is contributing heavily to the United States' ability to maintain the quality of arguably the most important element of its infrastructure—its roads—while also reducing its environmental footprint and saving it millions of dollars in repair costs.” Through extensive documentation, we were able to successfully argue that our client would serve the national interest to a significantly greater degree than others with similar education and experience. His NIW petition was approved in 4 months and 7 days.