# Daniel Beller Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University ![Beller](/sites/g/files/omnuum6631/files/styles/hwp_4_5__320x400/public/nelson/files/beller_daniel_180816-1_3-224x300.jpg?itok=VwI7kcca) email laptop\_windows [Research Website](https://pages.jh.edu/dbeller3/) My group studies how topological and geometrical constraints give rise to patterns of spatial self-organization in soft matter and living systems, including liquid crystals, colloidal crystals, active matter, and biological population evolution. - ## People Terms [Former Group Members](/people-terms/alumniae)