Complex sentence: He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2008, and in the May 12,2008, issue of TIME magazine, he was named one of 100 of the most influential people in the world.
Split into simpler sentences: He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2008. In the May 12,2008, issue of TIME magazine, he was named one of 100 of the most influential people in the world.