Griffith University

BSc (Pure Math, Massey, NZ), M Ed (Math, Aust, QUT), PhD (Math, Aust, QUT)

Senior Lecturer, Griffith School of Environment

Contact details for Dr Anand Tularam

Research Expertise

Pure and applied mathematics research involving partial differential equations. Applications of partial differential equations to real life problems related to surface and subsurface flows including transport of pollutants in media. Research expertise in time series and stochastic calculus methods in business and finance applications such as investment, portfolio analysis and risk assessment.

Current Teaching Areas

Undergraduate

• Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics of Risk
• Financial Modelling
• Time Series

Honours/Masters/PhD

• Applied Analysis
• Complex analysis and Differential Methods
• Stochastic Calculus and financial mathematics

Selected Publications

 Book Chapter in press

• Tularam, G. A. and Ilahee, M.  (2011, in press).  Time series analyses of rainfall and temperature interactions in tropical catchments in “Mathematical Models of Non-linear Phenomena, Processes and Systems: From Molecular Scale to Planetary Atmosphere” (Eds. Alexey B. Nadykto, (State University of New York at Albany, Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, Albany, NY, USA) Ludmila Uvarova (Moscow State University of Technology Stankin, Vadkovski , Moscow) : Anatoli V. Latyshev (Moscow University, ult. Radi)). : NOVA: NY; ISBN: 978-1-60876-994-0

Journal Articles

• Tularam, G. A.,  Wong, V., and Shoberi-Nejad, H.  (under review) Modelling tourist arrivals to Australia using time series: influence of Europe and World on Australian tourism.  Tourism Management*
  
• Tularam, G. A. (under review).  Mathematics in finance and economics: importance of teaching higher order mathematical thinking skills in finance.  Journal of Business Ethics.
• Tularam, G. A and Amri, S.  (under review).  Performance of linear multivariate regression and nonlinear neural network and fuzzy logic techniques in modelling house prices.  Journal of Real Estate Literature
• Tularam, G. A and Murali, K. K.  (under review).  Water security issues of Asia and their implications for Australia.  Security Journal
• Hulsman, K., Tularam, G. A., and Willet, G. (in press).  The Application of Reductive Methods to Study Complex- and Complex-Adaptive Systems in Ecology.  International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
• Tularam, G. A and Amri, S.  (in press) Tertiary mathematics learning and performance in first year mathematics in the environmental sciences: a case of student preparedness for learning mathematics.  International Journal of Mathematics Education in Science and Technology.  
• Roca, E., Wong, V., and Tularam, G. A. (in press).  Markov regime switching modelling of socially responsible investment funds.  Journal of Mathematics and Statistics. 
  Shaw, E. C., Gabric, A. J., Miller, A. J., and Tularam, G. A. (under review).   Chlorophyll variability in Hong Kong coastal waters: Spatial coherencies and relations to large-scale climate variability. Journal of Geophysical Research
• Roca, E. Wong, V., and Tularam, G. A. (under review).  The market sensitivity of Australian socially responsible investment funds: evidence from a Markov regime switching approach.    Journal of Mathematics and Statistics: Science Publications: NY: United States.
• Roca, E., Tularam, G., and Wong, V. (under review).  Australian superannuation socially responsible investment funds: their market sensitivity under different regimes.  Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
• Roca, E., and Tularam, G. A.  (2011). Which way does water flow? Applied Economics Journal, 23(3), 1-10. London: UK. DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2011.568403.
• Tularam. G. A. (2011).  Investigating the Development of Arithmetic and Algebra in Vedic India: Tribute to Swami Dayananda Saraswati.  International Journal of Mathematics, Game Theory and Algebra, 20(2), 1-25.  Nova Publishers: New York
• Tularam.  G. A. and Wong, V. S. H and Roca, E.  D. (2010).  An analysis on Australian superannuation funds volatility using EGARCH approach.   Studies in Regional and Urban Planning, 12(1), 143-160. SENLORE: Greece.
• ***Tularam.  G.  A. and  Properjohn, M. (2010).  An investigation into water distribution network security: Risk and implications.  Security Journal publication 27 September 2010; DOI: 10.1057/sj.2010.4: Palgrave UK**Original Paper.
• Roca, E., Wong, V. S. H., and Tularam, G. A.  (2010). Are socially responsible investment markets worldwide integrated? Accounting Research Journal, 23(3), 281-301. Emerald: United Kingdom.
• Tularam, G. A.  and  Soomro, A. S (2010). Derivation of critical factors of trust in construction management.  Studies in Regional and Urban Planning, 12(1), 129-142. ISENLORE: Greece.
• Tularam, G. A and Roca, E. and Wong, V. S. H. (2010).  Investigation of socially responsible investment markets(SRI) using dynamic conditional correlation (DCC) method: implications for diversification.  Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 6(4), 385-394.  Science Publications, United States.
• Shobeiri Nejad, A.H. and Tularam, G. A. (2010).  Modeling Tourist Arrivals in Destination Countries: An Application to Australian Tourism', in Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 6(4), 431-441.  Science Publications: United States.
• Tularam, G. A. (2010).  Relationship between El Niño southern oscillation index and rainfall (Queensland, Australia)', in International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, 5(4), 1-14.  WIT Press: United Kingdom.
• Tularam, G. A.  and Ilahee, M. (2010).  Time Series Analysis of Rainfall and Temperature Interactions in Coastal Catchments.  Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 6(3), 372-380.  Science Publications: United States.
• Tularam, G. A.  (2010).  Vedas and the Development of Arithmetic and Algebra. Journal of Mathematics and Statistics 6(4), 468-480.  Science Publications, United States.
• Tularam, G. A. and Singh, R.  (2009).  Estuary, river and surrounding groundwater quality detirioration associated with tidal instrusion.  Journal of Applied Sciences in Environmental Sanitation, 4(2), 141-150.
• Tularam, G. A. and Krishna (2009).  Long term consequences of groundwater pumping in Australia: A review of impacts around the globe', in Journal of Applied Sciences in Environmental Sanitation, 4(2), 151-166.
• Tularam, G. A. and Ilahee (2008).  Investigation of continuing loss estimation for medium sized tropical catchments.  Australian Geomechanics Journal, 43(1), 67-74. Australian Geomechanics Society, Australia.
• Vlady, S.  Roca, E. and Tularam, G. A. (2008).  The Market Value of Australian Oil and Gas Industry and Climate Change: The VAR, ARCH, GARCH Approaches.  Studies in Regional and Urban Planning (SRUP), 11(b), 195-220. University of Aegean: Greece.
• Tularam, G. A. and Ilahee (2008).  Exponential smoothing method of base flow separation and its impact on continuous loss estimates.  American Journal of Environmental Sciences, 4(2), 136-144.  Science Publications: United States.
• Tularam, G. A. and Soomro, A. S.  (2007).  Correction of errors in Vetschera's (2004) model of behavioral uncertainty and investment', in Managerial and Decision Economics, 28(1), 71-76.  Wiley: New Jersey.
• ***Tularam, G. A. and Ilahee (2007).  Environmental concerns of desalinating seawater using reverse osmosis.  Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 9(8), 805-813.  Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge: UK. High Impact: included in South Australian Parliamentary report on Desalination.
• Tularam, G. A. and Ilahee (2007).  Initial loss estimates for tropical catchments of Australia.  Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 27(6), 493-504.  Elsevier: New York.
• Tularam, G. A. and Singh, R. (2007).   Simulating a Tsunami event in Pine Rivers shire (Brisbane) Australia.  Australian Geomechanics, 42(4), 31-34. The Australian Geomechanics Society: Australia.
• Tularam, G. A. Surawski, N.  Braddock, R. (2006).  Capabilities of Saltflow and Pde2d in modelling saltwater intrusion in coastal Australian lowlands.  Australian Geomechanics, 41(1), 73-78.  Australian Geomechanics Society: Australia. Institute of Engineers: Australia.
• Tularam, G.A.  Keeler, H. P. (2006).  The study of coastal groundwater depth and salinity variation using time-series analysis.  Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 26(7). 633-642.  Elsevier: United States.
• Tularam, G. A. and  Dobos, J.  (2005).  Changes in subsurface water quality during coastal canal state constructions.  Australian Geomechanics Journal. 40(3), 85-94.  Australian Geomechanics Society: Australia. Institute of Engineers: Australia.
• Tularam, G. A. and Glamore, W.  (2004).  Salinity intrusion in coastal drains and creeks', in Australian Geomechanics, 39(2), 73-76. Australian Geomechanics Society: Australia. Institute of Engineers: Australia.
• Tularam, G. A. (2003).  Vedas - The need for critical re-examination.  Journal of Vedic Science, 5(4), 148-160.  International Vedic Vision: New York.
• Tularam, G. A., and Indraratna, I.  (2002).  A cylindrical model of pyrite oxidation in coastal acidic soils with Michaelis-Menten uptake kinetics', in Environmental & Engineering Geoscience, 8(4), 329-334.  Geological Society of America: United States.
• Indraratna, I., Glamore, W. C.,  and Tularam, G. A. (2002).  The effects of tidal buffering on acid sulphate soil environments in coastal areas of New South Wales. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 20(3), 181-199. SpringerLink: Netherlands.
• Indraratna, B., Tularam, G. A., and Blunden, B. (2000).  Reducing the impact of acid sulphate soils at a site in Shoalhaven Floodplain of New South Wales, Australia.  Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 34(4), 333-346.  Geological Society Publishing House: United Kingdom.

Book Chapters

• Tularam, G. A. and Glamore, W. (2004). Salinity intrusion in coastal flood mitigation drains and creeks in “Coastal Environment V, incorporating Oil Spill Studies” (Eds. Edited By: C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK, and J.M. SAVAL PEREZ, L. GARCIA ANDION and Y. VILLACAMPA, University of Alicante, Spain). WIT Press: United States. ISBN: 978-1-85312-710-6
• Tularam, G. A. Indraratna, B. and Blunden, B. (2000).  Modelling of pyrite oxidation and pollution in Berry (NSW) in “Seventh Heat and Mass Transfer Australasia” (Eds. G. E Brassington & J. C. Patterson).  Chalkface Press: Perth. ISBN: 1875136282, 9781875136285.
• Tularam, G. A. (1999).  Early algebra users: Vedic Indians: Centre of Mathematics and Science Education No 9. Queensland University of Technology: Brisbane. http://www.worldcat.org/title/early-users-of-algebra-vedic-indians/oclc/226268381?referer=brief_results; http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/226268381%26referer=brief_results

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Current supervised PhD Projects

• Tim Weaver - Modelling related to soil chemistry: movement of salt, nutrients and pesticides in vertisols
• Bangbang Kushmanadhi - Conservation and development of traditional village farming systems in Jember district, Indonesia: implication for national policy.
• Michael Hughes - The impact of decadal scale variations in merdional oceanic circulation on the biogeochemical cycling of carbon west of the Antartic Peninsula.
• Razibur Reza - Modelling of water pricing in Bangladesh
• Hamid Shoberi-Nejad - Modelling of tourism demands in South East Qld.
• Vijay Maddali - A novel technology to separate and extract Carbon from industrial Greenhouse gas emissions.
• Svlenta Vlady (completed - revising) - Modelling of oil and gas pricing - effect of climate change variables