Norman P. Neureiter (born January 24, 1932) is an American scientist, technology adviser and expert on science diplomacy. A graduate of the University of Rochester and Northwestern University, Neureiter has worked as a research scientist, a science attaché, a business executive and a governmental advisor. He has been awarded multiple state decorations and has received notable awards from the American Chemical Society, the National Academy of Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Neureiter was born in Macomb, Illinois, and he grew up in New York. After earning an undergraduate degree at the University of Rochester and a Ph.D. in chemistry at Northwestern University, Neureiter became a research scientist at Humble Oil. He then worked abroad for several years, establishing research collaborations between the United States and foreign countries. He then served as a deputy science attaché and science attache representing the US in several European countries.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Neureiter was an adviser to the White House Office of Science and Technology. He then joined Texas Instruments, where he worked until the mid-1990s. After retiring from Texas Instruments, he was a science advisor to the United States Secretary of State and a Distinguished Presidential Fellow for International Affairs at the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. He was named the first director of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Center for Science, Technology and Security Policy (CSTSP).