The aims of this scientific exchange, were for Dr Stephen Cattle to travel to, Texas A&M University and work with Dr Richard Drees to: (1) thoroughly analyse the collection of thin sections for a range of soil structural attributes, using the image analysis software Solicon;, (2) describe the micromorphological features of the thin sections from the different sites and, treatments using optical microscopy; and, (3) to commence the preparation of manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journals on, the results of these analyses