Please Recommend Me: A Scientific Approach to Passive Networking & Letters of Recommendation

Internships and research opportunities abound but getting your first experience can be intimidating and seemingly impossible when you are asked to provide letters of recommendation from science faculty.  So -- how can we consciously prepare for this looming requirement and make sure that you have faculty members lined up to write strong letters of support -- even when you are in large lecture hall classes? The solutions may surprise you!