About Me

I am an observational astrophysicist specializing in the formation and early evolution of stars and planets. My research spans the worlds leading observatories, including ALMA, VLA, and JWST, and focuses on protostellar jets, protoplanetary disks, and planet formation. I pioneered studies measuring disk masses across protostellar evolution and demonstrated that planet formation begins early, linking star and exoplanet science. As a postdoctoral researcher, I expanded collaborations to model planetesimal formation and study disk accretion. I am also dedicated to mentoring, with experience as a conference organizer and project supervisor. My expertise places me at the intersection of star and planet formation, driving new discoveries with cutting-edge observatories.

Origin:
Nowogard, Poland

Education & Career:
MSc Degree at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland (2016)
PhD at Leiden University in Netherlands (2016-2020)
ESO Fellow, Garching, Germany (2020-2023)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Leiden Observatory, Netherlands (2023 - present)

Research Interests:
star and planet formation, protostellar jets, protoplanetary disks, early planet formation, submillimeter interferometry

Publications:
Link to ADS

Media

Podcasts and interviews:
Podcast recorded with Good Night Collective
Interview in Polish for powiatgoleniowski.info
Interview in Polish for podcast Wgryzamy się we Wszechświat
Public lectures
Lecture at the opening of I-HOW JWST Workshop for Central and Eastern Europe
Scientific lectures
Interview in Polish for podcast "Kosmiczne Rozmowy"

Science

As an observational astrophysicist, I specialize in the formation and early evolution of stars and planets. My research spans the world's leading observatories, including ALMA, VLA, and JWST, and focuses on protostellar jets, protoplanetary disks, and planet formation. I pioneered studies measuring disk masses across protostellar evolution and demonstrated that planet formation begins early, linking star and exoplanet science. As a postdoctoral researcher, I expanded collaborations to model planetesimal formation and study disk accretion. I am also dedicated to mentoring, with experience as a conference organizer and project supervisor. My expertise places me at the intersection of star and planet formation, driving new discoveries with cutting-edge observatories.

Selected Publications:
ADS Publication List
ORCID

MaxEnt 2022 presentation: Link
OAUW Seminar 2021 Link
Jets gifs

Research

Project I Title
Project description, including further links to posters, talks, publications.

Project II Title
Project description, including further links to posters, talks, publications.

Contact

Email: tychoniec at strw.leidenuniv.nl

Address: Leiden Observatory, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9513, 2300 RA Leiden