John J. Turin (1913–1973) was an American mathematician and physicist, especially active in the field of astronomy.
Turin received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Wayne State University and his doctorate in nuclear physics from the University of Michigan.
[1] He was a member of the University of Toledo faculty from 1946 until his death in 1973.
[1] He was director of the Ritter Astrophysical Research Center of the University of Toledo, Ohio.
A number of patents, many with respect to heat convection, are on his name.