Degree: Ph.D.
Position: Post-Doc
Division: Astrophysics II (Warsaw)ORCID: 0000-0002-4005-5095
Office: 134
Phone: +48 223296134
E-mail: ilkiewicz@camk.edu.pl
Krystian Iłkiewicz is an astrophysicist at the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. His research focuses on interacting binary systems in which a white dwarf accretes matter from a companion star.
He is particularly interested in understanding how mass is transferred and accreted in these systems, how accretion flows respond to instabilities and magnetic fields, and what the observed variability can reveal about the underlying physical processes. His research also addresses mass loss from accreting systems and the interaction of outflows with the surrounding interstellar medium.
His work is primarily observational, combining multiwavelength observations from ground-based and space-based telescopes to investigate variability on timescales ranging from minutes to decades.
He obtained his PhD in astrophysics from CAMK PAN in 2020. Before returning to CAMK in 2025, he held research positions at Texas Tech University, Durham University, and the University of Warsaw.
accreting white dwarfs, cataclysmic variables, symbiotic stars
mass transfer in binary systems, accretion discs and their instabilities
accretion-driven variability, flickering, magnetically channelled accretion
mass loss and outflows from accreting binaries, interaction with the surrounding medium
evolution of interacting binary systems
Tracking Mass Flow in Binary Systems with Accreting White Dwarfs
Accretion in White Dwarf Binaries on Timescales from Minutes to Decades
Population Synthesis of Symbiotic Stars in the Milky Way
