Grace Panetti

Grace Panetti is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Johns Hopkins University, joining in July 2024. She is also affiliated with the Ralph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI), reflecting her focus on sustainable chemical solutions.

Her research lies at the intersection of photochemistry and organometallic chemistry, aiming to address novel challenges in chemical synthesis and light absorption. Her work integrates principles from inorganic and organic chemistry to explore new photocatalytic processes and energy-related applications.

Her recent work has focused on the photophysical properties of metal nitrides and their role in ammonia synthesis, building on foundational research in redox chemistry and catalysis during her graduate and postdoctoral training. Although her independent publication record is still emerging, her research trajectory indicates strong potential in sustainable energy and synthetic methodology.

• BioLEC Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow

She has advised or mentored students through her roles at the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University, though no formal advisees are currently listed. She is expected to build a graduate student and postdoctoral research team at Johns Hopkins. Her lab is supported by institutional affiliations and likely start-up funding, with future work targeting innovative energy conversion and storage systems.

She leads the Panetti Lab at Johns Hopkins, which is actively exploring uncharted problems in photochemical synthesis and light-driven reactions, with an emphasis on sustainability and fundamental mechanistic understanding.