,  and  received the University of Kentucky 2018 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award. This student-nominated award recognizes º£½Ç½ûÇø faculty members who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to mentoring undergraduate researchers, providing exceptional  experiences, as well as supporting and promoting the undergraduate research initiatives on campus.

Eighteen faculty mentors were nominated for the award by their students.

Bradley is an associate professor and research mentor in the and the  in the , and an associate professor in the  in the . He is also affiliated with the , the  and the Brain Restoration Center. 

Fernheimer is an associate professor in the º£½Ç½ûÇø College of Arts and Sciences'  and director of the . She is also an affiliate of the  and the º£½Ç½ûÇø Lewis Honors College. In 2016, Fernheimer was awarded the  in Jewish Studies. Along with Associate Professor Beth Goldstein, she established the Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence  at the .

Luhan is the John Russell Groves Endowed Professor of Architecture in the School of Architecture in  and an affiliate professor with º£½Ç½ûÇøâ€™s Lewis Honors College and the College of Engineering’s . Luhan holds a University Research Professorship and is a nationally recognized architect, scholar, author, professor and academic leader whose work investigates how design, emerging digital technologies, critical theory, pedagogy, practice and academic-industry partnerships intersect.