Plasma-catalysis is an exciting branch of plasma science and engineering where non-equilibrium plasmas are used with catalytic systems to more effectively drive reactions. For well over a decade, a number of studies have shown that low-temperature, non-equilibrium plasmas can interact synergistically with catalytic materials to drive reactions more effectively than either the plasma or catalyst alone. Understanding this synergy is the key to designing effective plasma-catalyst systems, but historically, design of plasma-catalysis systems have adopted thermal catalysis strategies and modified them based on trial-and-error findings. Recently, we have shown that the non-equilibrium state of the plasma fundamentally changes how we should think about designing catalysts for plasma-catalysis through a combined effort of atomistic modelling, catalyst reactor measurements, and plasma characterization on the model system of nitrogen reduction to ammonia. This work will summarize our efforts in this area.<br/>

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