Success Stories: NIW Victory for an Indian Research Scientist in Soil Microbiology, Thanks to Excellent Case Preparation by Our Team

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On February 3^rd, 2023, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Research Scientist in the Field of Soil Microbiology (Approval Notice).

General Field: Soil Microbiology

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Research Scientist

Country of Origin: India

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Arizona

Approval Notice Date: February 3^rd, 2023

Processing Time: 3 months, 14 days

Case Summary:

“[Client’s] is rightfully considered a scholar performing among the very best in her field. The research she has conducted in arid and hyperarid regions of the United States has improved our ability to mitigate desertification, particularly in the U.S. Southwest, a region with a growing population and rising temperatures. In light of the U.S. Census Bureau’s recent declaration of the region as one of the fastest-growing in the United States, it has become of primary importance to protect this fragile area and its many inhabitants.”

The above statement makes it perfectly evident that the client is an excellent researcher working in the field of soil microbiology and her work is of immense importance to the United States. Thus proving that she was qualified for the National Interest Waiver approval was not a very difficult journey for us. We began with signing the retainer agreement with her and then followed the intensive data collection for her petition writing. Some of the facts that we collected were as follows:

As an expert in the field, her proposed endeavor is to continue her research on identifying microbes that improve soil health and sustainable agriculture practices by analyzing soil chemistry, sequencing soil microbial communities, and employing statistical data analysis in order to increase food security and economic growth.
Her work advancing her proposed endeavor is of great importance because it sheds light on the changes in soil microbe composition and ecosystem functionality caused by severe drought and increased heat in marginal arid soils.
Due to its clear national importance, her work has been supported with funding from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the United States Department of Agriculture-National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA).
Academically, she has completed at least 13 reviews to date and her work has resulted in 5 peer-reviewed journal articles (2 of them first-authored) and 1 book chapter. At the same time, these publications have been cited a total of 49 times according to Google Scholar.
Additionally, we collected 4 letters of recommendation for her work in the area.

Finally, we added that she has pursued research directly related to her proposed endeavor of identifying microbes that improve soil health and sustainable agriculture practices for 5 years, giving her the necessary experience to continue her work here in the U.S. We wish her all the best in her future endeavors and look forward to her work benefiting millions of people across the globe.

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