Complex sentence: It is named after Thomas Ranken Lyle, an Irish mathematical physicist who became a professor at the University of Melbourne, and takes the form of a bronze medal bearing the design of the head of Thomas Lyle, as sculpted by Rayner Hoff.
Split into simpler sentences: It is named after Thomas Ranken Lyle, an Irish mathematical physicist who became a professor at the University of Melbourne. The award takes the form of a bronze medal bearing the design of the head of Thomas Lyle, as sculpted by Rayner Hoff.