Jonathan Swartz is a research scientist in the High-Fidelity Physics Research group at NVIDIA and is based in Wellington, Aotearoa, New Zealand. Before joining NVIDIA, Jonathan spent 16 years in the visual effects and animation industry in various research, engineering, and craftsperson roles creating simulated effects, images, and technology for over two dozen films including the Avatar films, The Hobbit trilogy, the Avengers films and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.