Colorado School of Mines hosted an open house celebration of its recently inaugurated partnership with Vartega Carbon Fiber Recycling LLC. Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Jason Porter has been working closely with Andrew Maxey, Vartega founder and president, to develop a solvolysis, chemistry-based alternative to the pyrolysis methods that currently dominate efforts to reclaim scrap and expired prepregged carbon fiber. The partnership and event were featured in Composite World: "Maxey noted that he met Dr. Porter about seven years ago and began working closely with him the past 18 ....