Dr. Sudharshan N. Raman delivered a lecture to the Civil Engineering Students of Faculty of Engineering, University of Jaffna. The talk was on the topic of “Characterization of Materials at High Strain Rates: Concrete, Steel and Polymers” on 15 December 2015. Sutharshan got his PhD from University of Melbourne in Australia. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Structural Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment of University Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM.