John Amos “Jack” Beard Jr., 90, of Shillington, died January 14, 2016, in the Reading Hospital. His wife, Bernice (Derrick) Beard, died on December 14, 2006. Born in Reading, he was the son of ...

Dr. Beard's research interests include design for manufacturing in two areas. He is investigating the influence of manufacturing variation on the response of planar and three-dimensional mechanisms.