Complex sentence: Dr. Mote received his doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley in mechanical engineering and over the course of his academic career was involved primarily with research in the fields of dynamic systems and biomechanics.
Split into simpler sentences: Dr. Mote received his doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley, in mechanical engineering. Over the course of his academic career, he was involved primarily with research in the fields of dynamic systems and biomechanics.