Complex sentence: At NYIT, the researchers pioneered many of the CG foundation techniques--in particular the invention of the "alpha channel" (by Catmull and Alvy Ray Smith); years later the CGL produced an experimental film called "The Works".
Split into simpler sentences: At NYIT, the researchers pioneered many of the CG foundation techniques--in particular the invention of the "alpha channel" (by Catmull and Alvy Ray Smith). Years later the CGL produced an experimental film called "The Works".