Kelly Seals is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering whose research focuses on using satellite navigation systems in challenging or deceptive radio frequency environments. He teaches various courses in the electrical engineering program, including subjects related to circuits, signal processing, and communication systems. He has a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University, and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Prior to his current faculty position, Dr. Seals was an instructional professor of engineering at Dartmouth College and prior to that, served on active duty in the Coast Guard for over 25 years. While in the Coast Guard, he obtained a Second Mate of Steam and Motor Any Gross Tons Upon Oceans merchant marine license. He was the Executive Officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Wrangell, based in Portland, Maine. While stationed on the icebreaker Polar Star in Seattle, Washington, he served as the Communications Officer and completed two deployments to Antarctica and one to the Arctic.

While assigned to the Coast Guard Academy as a member of the Permanent Commissioned Teaching Staff, Dr. Seals served as the Associate Dean of the School of Engineering and Cyber Systems and as the Section Chief and Program Chair for Electrical Engineering and Cyber Systems. He sailed as a Deck Watch Officer aboard the Coast Guard training tall ship Eagle and has served as a safety officer for the offshore sailing team, the summer ocean racing program, and the coastal sail training leadership development program.