Peter Dodge

Peter Dodge (July 21, 1950 March 3, 2023 ) was an American meteorologist and noted expert on radar technology. The Florida resident participated in hundreds of hurricane hunting missions to improve understanding of hurricane formation.

Early life and education Dodge graduated from Michigan State University in 1972 with a B.S. in Mathematics. He volunteered with the Peace Corps, teaching math and science at a rural high school in Nepal. He worked in a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) cooperative program at the Prototype Regional Observing and Forecasting System in Boulder, Colorado, before receiving a master's degree from the University of Washington in Seattle. In addition, he developed flight modules and conducted research on the evolution of hurricanes' structures. Toward the end of his career, he lost his sight but continued to contribute to missions with the aid of a Braille keyboard.

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