Complex sentence: Mid-Infrared Technologies for Health and the Environment (MIRTHE) a first year Engineering Research Center (ERC) funded by the National Science Foundation launched on May 1st, 2006 as part of their larger program of ERCs.
Split into simpler sentences: Mid-Infrared Technologies for Health and the Environment (MIRTHE) is an Engineering Research Center (ERC) funded by the National Science Foundation. It was launched on May 1st, 2006 as part of NSF's larger program of ERCs.