Barbara Corbett Kermeen was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 20, 1943. She is the daughter of Gayle and Everett. Her later work connected biophysics, wildlife research, and the development of specialized radio-telemetry equipment for tracking animals in the field.
Kermeen attended the University of Minnesota, where she completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1964 and pursued postgraduate study completed in 1969. Her education preceded a professional career combining biophysics, technical instrumentation, and wildlife telemetry.
Kermeen began her professional life in Minneapolis at St. Margaret's Academy, where she worked as a teacher and department chairman from 1964 to 1967. In 1968 she became chief technician in biophysics at the University of Illinois. She subsequently joined AVM Instrument Company, Ltd., where she held executive positions including president and chief executive officer. The company specialized in radio-telemetry equipment for wildlife research, and Kermeen was also identified as its director of BioApplications. In that capacity she worked with researchers on the design, refurbishment, and application of transmitters used to monitor vertebrates, including endangered species. Her technical expertise was cited in connection with equipment for vertebrate pest research, turtle and tortoise studies, and other wildlife-tracking projects.
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Kermeen was associated with the American Society of Mammalogists, the Society of Women Engineers, the Biological Engineering Society, and the International Society for Biotelemetry. She was also connected with the Sacramento-Shasta Chapter of The Wildlife Society through her work at AVM Instrument Company, Ltd.
Kermeen was the daughter of Gayle and Everett. Her professional work brought her into collaboration with wildlife biologists and conservation researchers, including projects requiring specialized transmitter design and radio-telemetry equipment.
