With more than 20 disciplines, from software engineering to civil and industrial engineering, professional engineers design products, processes and systems that protect the environment, enhance the quality of life, health, safety and well-being of Canadians. Managing some of the world's top companies, professional engineers are leaders working at the forefront of emerging technologies, such as genetic modification, and assisted human reproduction. They design bridges, roads and buildings; systems to purify and deliver drinking water, treat waste, and reduce industrial pollution; safer cars, trains, airplanes and transportation networks; and a myriad of other things that people around the world rely on virtually every day.