Dr Felix Bast is an Assistant Professor and science writer based at Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India. In 2005, he was selected under prestigious Monbukagakusho Japanese Government International Doctoral Fellowship and earned his PhD in molecular phylogenetics from MEXT, Japan. 

His major research contributions include the discovery of three new species of marine algae from Indian coast (named after him), the discovery of endophytic algae from the Indian Ocean for the first time, and demystification of blood rain phenomenon. From December 2016 to April 2017 Dr. Felix undertook an expedition to Antarctica, and stayed at India’s research stations, Bharti and Maitri, as part of Ministry of Earth Sciences “Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica-36” delegation. He served as an invited in-residence intern with President of India as an “Inspired teacher” for one week at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi in 2015. He had been a recipient of “DST-INSA-INSPIRE Faculty Award” from Department of Science and Technology, Government of India in 2012. Dr. Felix received “Teaching Innovator Award” from MHRD, Govt. of India in 2019. He is a member of INSA-INYAS, New Delhi (India's national young academy). Dr. Felix is a known science writer in India with his contributions regularly appearing in Resonance, Science Reporter, Dream2047, The Hindu and so on. He is also involved with science education and popularization with a number of science outreach talks at local schools, libraries, colleges and universities.