Getting back into research after 10 years?

[bnez]

Hello folks,

I graduated 10 years ago with a PhD in theoretical atomic physics and went into the IT industry. My career to date in IT has been successful, however it has never challenged me and recently I have had a great yearning to get back into research. So I have been getting out all my old math books again and started re-learning and re-discovering the joy of maths and physics and the challenges that they bring.

So my question; is it realistic that I could pursue an academic research post after 10 years away? Has anyone else any similar experience?

Regards.

 

[Vanadium 50]

The question you need to ask is "can you catch up with the advances made in your chosen subfield in the last ten years"?

 

[bnez]

The question you need to ask is "can you catch up with the advances made in your chosen subfield in the last ten years"?

Thanks for the quick reply.

I don't think that there have been any significant or insurmountable advances in my area of research that would hinder me. A fair portion of my research was computational and this aspect would be the least challenging; parallel programming etc...