Success Stories: EB-1A Approved for Postdoctoral Fellow in California in the Field of Environmental Engineering
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On May 6th, 2015, We Received Another EB1-A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) Approval for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Field of Environmental Engineering (Approval Notice)
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Fellow
Country of Origin: China
Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: California
Approval Notice Date: May 6th, 2015
Processing Time: 1 Month, 3 Days (8 Days after Premium Processing Requested)
In this case, the client that we had the opportunity to work with was a Postdoctoral Fellow from China in the field of Environmental Engineering. His specialized research has focused on the environmental fate of organic contaminants and the biogeochemical cycling of sulfur in wetlands, as well as the control of harmful byproduct formation during water treatment. His work had resulted in 19 peer-reviewed scientific articles and 15 presentations at national and international conferences; at the time that his case was filed, his publications had been cited at least 214 times by independent and leading researchers from prestigious institutions and organizations around the world, indicating the major significance of his work. He had also reviewed 264 manuscripts for distinctive, internationally-circulated journals. His superior level of expertise was confirmed in the following quote from an independent recommender, “One of [client’s] most influential research endeavors was the very first study to explore identity and abundances of solid-phase sulfur in […]wetland sediments...Organic sulfur pools grew at the expense of the oxidized sulfur pools again during the transition from summer to fall. These observations are crucial when optimizing the storage, transformation, and mobilization of contaminants […].” It was our goal to prove that our client qualified for classification as an Alien of Extraordinary Ability given that he sought to remain in the United States to continue work in the area of Environmental Engineering, and that his continued research would substantially and prospectively benefit the United States. With the proof and documentation that we provided, his case was approved in 1 month and 3 days.