Complex sentence: Dr. Fryxell, or "Fryx" as he was known by his friends, was noted for his interdisciplinary work in geoarchaeology, and he would became a professor of Geochronology at Washington State University.
Split into simpler sentences: Dr. Fryxell, or "Fryx" as he was known by his friends, was noted for his interdisciplinary work in geoarchaeology. He would became a professor of Geochronology at Washington State University.