Juan Mario Restrepo is an American mathematician recognized for his contributions to ocean dynamics, data assimilation, and computational statistical mechanics.

[6] His dissertation, Model for the Formation and Evolution of Sand Ridges on the Continental Shelf, was supervised by Jerry L.

He moved up the ranks to full professor in 2009, also adding joint appointments in physics and atmospheric science.

[6] He has served as vice chair of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Geosciences Section, chair of the American Physical Society Focus Group on Climate, President of the Nonlinear Geophysics Section at American Geophysical Union, and many committee assignments in SIAM.

He is an associate editor at the International Journal of Uncertainty Quantification, Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, and Foundations of Data Sciences.