The Center for Photonic and Multiscale Nanomaterials (C-PHOM) is a National Science Foundation Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, established in 2011. The center’s research activity is focused on two Interdisciplinary Research Groups (IRG’s): wide-bandgap nanostructured materials for quantum light emitters and advanced electromagnetic metamaterials and near-field tools. The center is housed primarily at the University of Michigan; the Metamaterials IRG is a partnership between the University of Michigan and Purdue University. Other participating institutions include the University of Texas at Austin, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Wayne State University, and the City College of New York.