Internships, Outcomes and First Jobs

26 June 2025 • Alums Career Trajectory: Tess Weber '23 Accepted to Top-Ranked Ph.D. Program in Chemistry

HWS grad will hang up her lab coat at Mass General Brigham to further her career goals at the University at Buffalo.

Name: Tess Weber '23

Major: Chemistry

Career Plan Before HWS: Chemistry Researcher

Mentored Research: Studied the synthesis of molecular wire candidates and characterization of the compounds using 1D and 2D NMR, MP and IR with Associate Professor of Chemistry Christine de Denus. 

Experience: Student Ambassador, Hai Timiai, Laurel Society, William Smith Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Public Leadership Education Network, William Smith Athletics Rising Stars Leadership Group, Society of Women in Economics, American Chemical Society Club

Influential Faculty: Associate Professor of Chemistry Christine de Denus

"She played an extremely large role in my professional development, helping me to learn by failure, which is a necessity in lab work, think on my feet and manage my time efficiently. She also preached a “work hard, play hard” mentality that involved both intense lab work and strawberry picking.” 

Study Abroad: Copenhagen, Denmark, Fall 2021

Athletics: HWS Sailing Team, captain  

First Job: Research laboratory technician, Mass General Brigham

"Majoring in chemistry and minoring in economics at HWS helped me understand how my job is more than just a job at a bench, how it’s viewed as a business by customers and how it’s important to learn where the industry is headed economically. I developed skills that will help me develop a focus on the communication side of science because discoveries will go nowhere unless people can communicate effectively to create new policy."
- Tess Weber '23