National Interest Waiver Approved for Materials Scientist
Posted May 30, 2000
 
In June of 1999, a client of the Law Office of Sheela Murthy, P.C. filed a second National Interest Waiver Petition with the Nebraska Service Center of INS, after the client's original petition had been previously denied. She had filed her original NIW Petition under the pre-NYSDOT criteria; but INS denied the NIW after the NYSDOT decision without affording her the opportunity to address the NYSDOT criteria. The Law Office of Sheela Murthy succeeded in obtaining an NIW approval for her. We were able to demonstrate that our client's continued presence was vital to the interests of the United States because of her work on advanced materials and composites, which are essential for U.S. defense and industry.

This professional had been awarded advanced engineering degrees in Chemistry, Materials Science, and Metallurgical Engineering, all from the renowned Indian Institute of Technology. Her most significant contribution, which was funded by the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization and the National Science Foundation, involved the development of a novel biomimetic route that mimics the processes by which living organisms synthesize ceramic materials such as bones and shells, for the production of ceramic thin films. This astounding technique can be used on a variety of surfaces such as semi-conductors, ceramics, glasses, metals and plastics. Applications include surgical instruments, medical and dental implants, catalysts for control of air and water pollution, sensors that detect hazardous gas, and many others.

We presented evidence that her research has also resulted in the production of ultra-fast non-linear optical switching systems that will revolutionize electronic data transfer and optical computing technology. Her work has been largely funded by four U.S. government agencies: the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the U.S. Air Force, and the National Science Foundation.

The Law Office of Sheela Murthy, P.C. is proud to present another post-NYSDOT approval of a national interest waiver case. Even with the more stringent NYSDOT criteria, the Law Office of Sheela Murthy continues to receive national interest waiver approvals. More importantly, this case casts a ray of hope for those who may have previously received a denial subsequent to the NYSDOT decision, on a petition filed prior to NYSDOT, when they did not have an opportunity to address the NYSDOT issues to the INS.

We continue to provide our MurthyBulletin readers with summaries of Special Category green card case approvals, where the work continues to bring tremendous benefit to the U.S.