Neuman was an authority on the biochemistry of bone tissue. Before joining the faculty of the University of Rochester in 1944, he headed the biochemistry section of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission at the university and helped develop the field of health physics.
Neuman was a leading expert on bone tissue biochemistry. Before joining the faculty of the University of Rochester in 1944, he led the biochemistry section at the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission's university branch and contributed to the development of health physics.