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New NIW Successful Stories (24) Mr. Kim Mr. Kim obtained his masters in Polymer Chemistry from a top research institution in South Korea. Currently he is still a Ph.D. candidate in Chemistry at a prominent university in U.S. Mr. Kim retained Zhang & Associates, P.C. for his NIW petition. In preparation for his petition, our legal team noticed the technical difficulty in obtaining approval in that Mr. Kim had relatively less number of publications than our average NIW clients. He had only 4 publications. To overcome this weakness, our experienced attorneys argued in the petition that Mr. Kim had extensive experience in the field of synthetic and medicinal chemistry, particularly concerning the synthesis of isoprostanes. We also emphasized that Mr. Kim had conducted years of research in the field of synthetic and medicinal chemistry for internationally recognized institutions and his research had direct applications related to treatments for Alzheimer's Disease and Atherosclerosis. Although his research had only generated 4 peer-reviewed articles, we stressed that he also made some presentations at major scientific conferences. As to his recommendation letters, we decided to submit 6 strong and glowing recommendation letters to testify that Mr. Kim was among elite researchers in his specialized field. Our unique strategy in his case turned out to be successful. Mr. Kim’s petition was submitted April 1, 2005 and approved in June, 2005. Dr. Chu Dr. Chu obtained her Ph.D. in Cardiovascular Science from a top American medical school. Currently, she performs advanced research at another top American medical research institution. Dr. Chu retained Zhang & Associates, P.C. for her NIW petition. Although Dr. Chu had very strong credentials, our elite legal team still tried to present her petition in a way to secure success. We argued that Dr. Chu was a leading researcher in the field of biomedical sciences, particularly in the cutting-edge area of cardiac and kidney development. We emphasized to the immigration officer that her unique combination of expertise in medicine, molecular biology, mouse developmental biology, molecular cloning and bioinformatics made her best suited for her research. We emphasized to the immigration officer that Dr. Chu has had a significant impact on her field. In her relatively short scientific career she had first-authored or co-authored 6 research papers in distinguished journals; during her Ph.D. studies, she developed a novel technology for transgenic mouse study, called bacterial artificial chromosome modification. We also provided documentation to evidence that she had been collaborating with other scientists throughout the nation to make it possible for their laboratories to use this novel technology. Furthermore, we stressed that her outstanding work was well recognized by her scientific peers and her presentations had been selected for publication by annual meetings of distinguished scientific organizations. We also submitted 6 strong recommendation letters, serving as testimonials that Dr. Chu was among the elite researchers in her specialized field. Thanks to our thorough documentation and effective presentation, Dr. Chu’s petition was submitted on June 11, 2005 and approved in early August 5, 2005, less than 2 months. Dr. Zheng Dr. Zheng is a dual-degreed scientist with extensive experience in the field of analytical chemistry, especially in modern separation and combinatorial analysis. Dr. Zheng obtained his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from a prominent American research university. Now, he is working as a postdoctoral researcher at another prestigious research institution in US. Dr. Zheng retained Zhang & Associated, P.C. for his NIW petition. Our elite legal team assisted him in every step in the petition process. Our experienced attorneys argued in his petition that he was an exceptional researcher in the field of analytical chemistry, especially in modern separation and combinatorial analysis that would greatly advance our national security and our nation's efforts to develop new treatments for the diseases and ailments of high-throughput, high efficiency, and cost effective analytical techniques that are essential to comprehension of biological system functions, characterization of new drug substances and drug intermediates, and pre-clinical and clinical evaluation of therapeutic treatments can all be addressed with he help of appropriate analytical techniques. We also stressed that in a short period of time Dr. Zheng published 6 peer-reviewed articles on top journals. We submitted 8 glowing recommendation letters, written from staff scientists from national laboratories, a senior scientist from private R&D company, and leading researchers from top research institutions. All those letters demonstrated that his research would have a significant impact on his specialized field. Due to our thorough documentation and persuasive argument, Dr. Zheng’s petition was submitted on January 14, 2005 and approved less shortly afterwards. Dr. Pak Dr. Pak received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from a prestigious institution in U.S. Before he came to U.S., he had already made original and significant achievements in the study of nervous system in South Korea. He is currently a lab director at an leading Institute of Neuroscience. He retained Zhang & Associates, P.C. for his NIW petition. Our experienced attorneys noticed that he was a leading scientist in his field. To impress the immigration officer, we highlighted his academic achievements at the beginning of the petition: series of significant contributions to the study of the molecular biology and physiology of the nervous system; publication of more than a dozen peer-reviewed scientific articles published in prestigious journals, as well as more than a dozen presentations at major scientific conferences; his research being cited in approximately 50 peer-reviewed scientific articles. We also emphasized to the officer that his research has focused on the actions of steroid hormones and peptide neurotransmitters on the nervous system. This is an emerging area of research that has far-reaching consequences for understanding normal brain development and function, as well as the effects of environmental toxins on brain development in all animals including humans. We also demonstrated to the officer that Dr. Pak had been widely recognized as the leading researcher in his specialized field by submitting 6 strong letters, from National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and the Office of Naval Research. We also stressed that due to his standing in the research community, Dr. Pak had been called upon to serve as a judge of the work of others researchers. Thanks to our successful strategy, Dr. Pak’s NIW petition was submitted in late 2004, and was approved on April 4, 2005. Dr. Luo Dr. Luo obtained her Ph.D. in Precision Instrument and Control from a top Chinese research university. Afterwards, she continued her advanced research in area of nanoelectronmechanical (NEMS) systems. Dr. Luo retained Zhang & Associates, P.C. for her NIW petition. Our attorneys carefully reviewed her academic achievements. Our experienced attorneys first mentioned to the officer that Dr. Luo had made a lot of contributions in her field prior to her arrival in U.S. We also argued that 7 leading researchers in her field wrote support letters testifying that Dr. Luo was among the leading researchers in her specialized field and two of the letters were written by independent evaluators who never met Dr. Luo personally and only knew her work but rather through her publications and presentations at scientific conferences. To further highlight Dr. Luo’s significant impact, we told the officer that Dr. Luo had published more than 8 peer-reviewed papers and had been invited to present more than 10 papers at major scientific conferences. Also we provided documentation to show Dr. Luo was a member of some honor societies. Due to our thorough documentation and convincing argument, Dr. Luo’s petition process was smooth. Her NIW petition was approved in May 16, 2005. Dr. Zhao Dr. Zhao obtained his Ph.D. in Geophysics from a prominent research university in the South. He is currently working as an earth scientist in a major oil company. Dr. Zhao retained Zhang & Associates, P.C. for his NIW petition. Our elite legal team noticed Dr. Zhao did not have a lot of publications. Despite his weakness in NIW petition, we highlighted his research ability: He has mastered cutting edge technologies and skills such as seismic data processing and analysis and he is also well versed in mathematics and applied mathematics, as well as disciplines related to petroleum exploration. We did not direct the officer’s attention to his publication record, (2 co-authored journal articles and 3 conference papers), but emphasized he invented a procedure that can be used to predict gas hydrate saturation accurately from seismic data. We also stressed that his contribution provided a feasible and cost-effective method to estimate gas hydrate and free-gas saturation and concentration from impedance derived by inversion of seismic data, away from the control wells. We also submitted 6 strong and glowing recommendation letters showing that Dr. Zhao was among elite researchers in his specialized field. We submitted Dr. Zhao’s petition on . December 15, 2004. After examining our well organized petition materials, the immigration officer approved Dr. Zhao’s petition in May 2005, less than 5 months later. Dr. Chen Dr. Chen recently obtained her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from a top American research university. Currently, she is an assistant professor at another prominent university. Dr. Chen retained Zhang & Associates, P.C. for her NIW petition. Our legal team carefully reviewed her academic credentials and achievements. In the petition package, our attorneys emphasized her academic achievements ahead of her age: A newly graduated Ph.D., Dr. Zhou is already an outstanding scientist with significant contributions to the field of nanotechnology and nanoscience, particularly in her current research area of the synthesis and utilization of one-dimensional nanomaterials. We also traced her contribution back to her graduate research. We emphasized that as a graduate student, she already started to demonstrate her exceptional ability by publishing her research results on Journal of Engineering Materials & Technology. We also highlighted her innovative and original contributions to the cutting edge area of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Dr. Chen should be satisfied with our professional service because her petition was petition was submitted on February 15, 2005 and approved on May 18, 2005, about 3 months. Dr. Zhong Dr. Zhong is a scientist with broad expertise in the field of computational bioinformatics and scientific visualization, particularly, in protein optimization. He obtained his B.S. in Computer Science from a university in the South of Taiwan. Later, he obtained his Masters, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from prestigious research university in U.S. Our elite legal team noticed that Dr. Zhong had no publication in top journals. We emphasized to the immigration officer that Dr. Zhong research had resulted in numerous online publication and presentations in several scientific conferences, both at national and international levels. Dr. Zhong could only get 4 recommendation letters. However, our experienced attorneys emphasized that those letters were from leading scientists at a national laboratory, funded by Department of Energy. Also our experienced attorneys highlighted his academic achievements, and brought to attention his amazing discoveries in his specialized field. We also stressed that those glowing recommendation letters served as testimonials proving that Dr. Zhong is among the elite researchers in his specialized field. We submitted Dr. Zhong’s petition on February 16, 2005. Convinced by our strong arguments and effective documentation, the immigration officer approved his petition on May 24, 2005. Dr. Ji Dr. Ji obtained his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from a prestigious American University. His current research focuses on solid mechanics, particularly computational mechanics, nano/micro-mechanics and materials modeling. Dr. Ji retained Zhang & Associates, P.C. for his NIW petition. Our attorneys carefully organized his petition package and argued that various leading researchers in his field wrote support letters testifying that Dr. Ji is among the leading researchers in his specialized field. Our legal team also emphasized to the immigration officer that Dr. We also showed to the officer that Dr. Ji's work had resulted in the publication of 20 research articles in prestigious journals, the great majority being his first authored work. His publication had been widely cited and otherwise attracted attention from other scientists in his field. We also submitted documentation evidencing requests from other research institutions for his papers. To demonstrate how significant impact Dr Ji had on his field, our experienced attorneys also submitted proof that Dr. Ji was considered for “Who’s who in U.S..” Due to our thorough documentation and convincing argument, Dr. Ji’s petition process was smooth. His NIW petition was submitted on February 10, 2005 and approved on approved on May 30, 2006. (06/26/2006) For more immigration news, please click here |
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